NEW YORK: US blue-chip stocks nudged higher on Friday as takeover speculation drove up shares of Honeywell International Inc. But concerns over more aggressive interest-rate hikes following a strong April jobs report limited gains.
Honeywell jumped nearly 5% and was the biggest upward influence on the Dow, on market talk that United Technologies Corp had renewed its interest in buying the rival aerospace and industrial conglomerate.
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