Wall Street advances on ‘fiscal cliff’ talks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U. S. stocks edged up in a thinly traded session on Thursday after Republican House Speaker John Boehner pledged to keep working on a solution to the "fiscal cliff" while still criticizing President Barack Obama’s approach to budget talks. NYSE Euronext was the day’s biggest gainer, surging 33. 5 percent to $32. 12 as the S&P 500’s top percentage gainer, after IntercontinentalExchange Inc said it would buy the operator of the New York Stock Exchange for $8. 2 billion. ICE shares were last down 0. 7 percent at $127. 40. Republicans in the U. S. . . .
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