Sliding oil prices and hopes for steady interest rates helped the Dow in early going, with the index up 67.26 at 8849.38. The Nasdaq opened up 16.15 to 1834.85. Motorola gained on word that it's planning a major restructuring. Asia: Tokyo's Nikkei gained 1.62 percent on the final day of the fiscal year. Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.13 percent. Europe: Declines elsewhere in Asia lowered bourses in Germany (1.45 percent), Britain (0.46 percent), and France (0.26 percent).
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Sliding oil prices and hopes for steady interest rates helped the Dow in early going, with the index up 67.26 at 8849.38. The Nasdaq opened up 16.15 to 1834.85. Motorola gained on word that it's planning a major restructuring. Asia: Tokyo's Nikkei gained 1.62 percent on the final day of the fiscal year. Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.13 percent. Europe: Declines elsewhere in Asia lowered bourses in Germany (1.45 percent), Britain (0.46 percent), and France (0.26 percent).
