Stocks seen higher; Dell to boost tech shares
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U.S. stocks look set to open higher on Wednesday as technology shares could be boosted by Dell's  better-than-expected third-quarter results, while investors awaited key U.S. macro economic data.
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Asian stocks were mostly higher on  Monday, led by electronics and telecoms firms, while oil  extended gains and the dollar edged up ahead of an expected  U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate rise on Tuesday.
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Stocks advanced on Tuesday, buoyed by an optimistic outlook for technology shares and gains in oil prices that lifted energy shares.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat to slightly higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with technology shares poised to rise after Apple Inc.  and Cisco Systems Inc.  ended a trademark battle.
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Stocks rose slightly on Thursday, led by technology shares, although investors remained cautious before a Federal Reserve statement which could give clues on the outlook for interest rates.
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Stocks were expected to open higher on Tuesday as news of proposed mergers and acquisitions underpinned optimism about the equities outlook after the holiday weekend.
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US stocks rose, led by technology shares after Dell Inc.&#39;s chief executive officer said demand at the world&#39;s No. 1 personal-computer maker is ``healthy.
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Stocks were set to open higher on  Friday after Ford Motor Co. F.N raised its earnings forecasts  and a $1 billion share buyback at Texas Instruments Inc.  TXN.N could support technology stocks.
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Stocks rose on Thursday as optimism about tech spending and positive broker comments on companies such as Advanced Micro Devices Inc.  fueled a technology sector advance, offsetting worries about interest rates.
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U.S. stocks jumped on Tuesday on an optimistic outlook for technology shares and gains in oil prices that lifted energy shares.
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U.S. stock futures rose to morning  highs on Friday, indicating the market would open slightly  higher, after better-than-forecast earnings from Web search  company Google Inc. sparked tech shares.
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Technology stocks jumped on Wednesday after personal computer maker Dell Inc.'s  strong earnings, while the Dow ended slightly higher as Alcoa's  shares rose -- tempering the effect of falling oil prices on energy shares and financier Kirk Kerkorian cutting his stake in General Motors Corp.
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Shares of Dell Inc. DELL.O rose 2.3  percent before the bell on Friday after the computer maker said  it is a year ahead of schedule in its plan to double its annual  revenue to $60 billion.
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U.S. stocks looked to open slightly  higher on Tuesday, despite oil prices above $50 a barrel, as  the market readies to extend its streak of gains in four of the  last five sessions.
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US stocks were set for a higher start on Monday, as investors awaited a key manufacturing report and looked to rebound from a tough June.
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Stocks were set to open higher on  Friday after Ford Motor Co. F.N raised its earnings  forecasts, while a $1 billion share buyback at Texas  Instruments Inc. TXN.N could support technology stocks.
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U.S. tech stocks looked to open higher  on Friday, building on momentum from Nokia Corp.'s NOK.N  raised forecast, but blue chips may be headed lower after a  profit warning from Alcoa Inc. AA.N.