US stocks : Dow up 0.6 pct
Agencies: New York, Dec 12 2012, 03:55 IST
shares were up 5.7 percent at $35.26.
The Fed began a two-day policy-setting meeting on Tuesday.
The central bank is expected to announce a new round of Treasury bond purchases when the meeting ends on Wednesday to replace its "Operation Twist" stimulus, which expires at the end of the year.
Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by about 2 to 1, and on the Nasdaq by nearly 9 to 4.
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