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This is an archive article published on April 21, 2010

US stocks advance

Another round of improving earnings reports and higher energy prices have lifted the U.S. stock market. Investors have set aside some concerns Tuesday about civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs and are focusing on earnings reports. Industrial equipment maker Illinois Tool Works Inc. and regional bank Marshall amp; Ilsley Corp. rose after reporting earnings. A hellip;

Another round of improving earnings reports and higher energy prices have lifted the U.S. stock market.

Investors have set aside some concerns Tuesday about civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs and are focusing on earnings reports.

Industrial equipment maker Illinois Tool Works Inc. and regional bank Marshall amp; Ilsley Corp. rose after reporting earnings.

A bounce in the price of oil after a two-week slide helped energy stocks.

The Dow Jones industrials are up 25 at 11,117. The Standard amp; Poor8217;s 500 index is up 10 at 1,207. The Nasdaq composite index has risen 20 to 2,500.

Four stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume came to 1.1 billion shares compared with 1.3 billion Monday.

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