1. Gucci Group shares tripled from their IPO last October to an all-time high today after the company said first-quarter sales more than doubled. 2. Maruyama and Mizuhiko Hashimoto, assistant manager for foreign exchange at Credit Commercial de France, said they expect the dollar to extend gains to a new high today. 3. Pacing the advance were economically sensitive shares such as aerospace and auto parts company United Technologies Inc. and chemical producer DuPont Co., which reached an all-time high today. 4. Pacing the advance were economically sensitive shares such as chemical maker DuPont Co., at an all-time high today, and computer maker International Business Machines Corp. 5. Puget Sound stocks rose to an all-time high today, bolstered by gains in the shares of insurer Safeco Corp. and a rise in national stock markets. 6. Stocks of Silicon Valley companies rose to an all-time closing high today, led by shares of Silicon Graphics Inc. and Maxim Integrated Products Inc. 7. He was on a high today. |