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Stocks Start May on Positive Note

Written by: Andrea Tse,Shanthi Bharatwaj 05/01/12 - 4:37 PM EDT
Tickers in this article: ^DJI CHK PFE ^GSPC GM BP BAC ^IXIC SIRI PFCB

Shares of Chinese food chain P.F. Chang's China Bistro(PFCB) jumped nearly 30% after it agreed to be acquired by a private equity firm for a 30% premium. The restaurant said first quarter profit fell more than 40%.

In commodity markets, the June crude oil contract rose $1.13 at $106 a barrel. June gold futures dipped $1.80 to settle at $1,662.40 an ounce.

The benchmark 10-year Treasury was down 8/32, lifting the yield to 1.948%. The dollar traded sideways.

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-- Written by Andrea Tse and Shanthi Bharatwaj in New York.

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