US market surge on Monday to make it longest winning streak since July

16 Aug 2011 Evaluate

The US market closed higher on Monday for a third session in a row, amassing gain of more than 7% making it the longest winning run since July, as investors embraced lots of deal making news, the major being Google Inc.’s $12.5 billion play for Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc Stocks overcame economic reports showcasing continued stress on the economy. Manufacturers in the New York region expressed more pessimism about what’s ahead, and confidence among US home builders stood unchanged at very low levels in August. The relative calmness reigned as markets in Europe were also calm ahead of the meeting between the leaders of France and Germany.

The investor’s sentiments got a push on Google Inc's biggest deal ever, acquiring Motorola Mobility Holdings, which is an attempt to buy insurance against increasingly aggressive legal attacks from rivals such as Apple Inc. Among other deals, Time Warner Cable Inc. will pay $3 billion for Insight Communications Co, while, Agribusiness conglomerate Cargill said it will buy animal nutrition company Provimi of the Netherlands for $2.16 billion.

The Dow Jones industrial average gain 213.88 points, or 1.90 percent, to 11,482.90. The Standard and Poor's 500 closed higher by 25.68 points, or 2.18 percent, to 1,204.49, while the Nasdaq composite was up by 147.22 points, or 1.88 percent, to 2,555.20.

The Indian ADRs closed mixed on Monday, HDFC Bank was up by 0.52%, ICICI Bank was up by 0.50% and Infosys Technologies was up by 0.42%.

On the flip side Patni Computer was down 0.39% and MTNL was down by 0.05%.

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