(EMAILWIRE.COM, September 02, 2010 ) New York, NY-The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 254.75 points, or 2.54%, to 10,269.47 in today`s trading, while the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index added 2.95% to 1,080.29 and the NASDAQ Composite rose 2.97% to 2,176.84. It comes after U.S. manufacturing activity expanded in August for the 13th straight month, with the ISM manufacturing PMI defying expectations to rise to 56.3, from 55.5 in July. The encouraging numbers were fueled by strong employment and production data.

Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) added 1.38% to $20.26 on over 80.17 million shares. The stock today opened at $20.37 and was trading within the range of $20.25-$20.70. The daily average volume of the stock stands at $61.60 billion. In the past one year of trading sessions, the stock went down more than 7%.

Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells Internet protocol (IP)-based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology (IT) industry, and provides services associated with these products and their use.

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Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA), engaged in the production and management of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina combined, gained 2.96% to $10.52 on over 24.25 million shares. The stock went down 5% in the month of August and has a 52-week range of $9.81- $17.60.

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) advanced 1.31% to $35.62 on over 13.06 million shares. Merck & Co., Inc. is a global health care company that delivers health solutions through its medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and consumer and animal products, which it markets directly and through its joint ventures.

The stock has a 52-week range of $30.70-$41.56 and is down 3% year-to-date. At today`s closing market price, the market capitalization of the stock stands at $111.07 billion.

Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE:KFT) increased 1.57% to $30.38 on over 10.83 million shares. In the last six months of trading sessions, the stock is up more than 5%. Kraft Foods Inc. manufactures and markets packaged food products, including snacks, beverages, cheese, convenient meals and various packaged grocery products.

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