Dow Average Rises to Highest Level Since May 2008 on Greek Talks
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U.S. stocks advanced, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its highest level since May 2008, as Greece made progress on measures to secure international aid.
Seven out of 10 groups in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained, helping the measure rebound from an earlier decline. McDonald’s Corp., the world’s biggest restaurant chain, added 1.4 percent ahead of its sales report. Yum! Brands Inc., owner of the KFC and Taco Bell fast-food chains, climbed 2.6 percent as earnings surged 30 percent. Anadarko Petroleum Corp., the biggest U.S. independent oil and natural-gas producer by market value, increased 5.2 percent as profit beat estimates.