Significats de lifting stocks en anglès

The higher ceilings are aimed at lifting stocks' weight in emerging market indexes.

Technical momentum may kick in if it does, lifting stocks further.

Technical momentum may kick in if it breaks past the level, lifting stocks further.

On top of that there is the decoupling of economics and earnings -keeping bond yields down and lifting stocks.

Sentiment was also boosted by gains on Wall Street, with upbeat earnings by Goldman Sachs Group and UnitedHealth Group lifting stocks.

Data earlier in the week had raised expectations about Friday's employment report, lifting stocks to their biggest gains in three months on Thursday.

Technical momentum may kick in if it breaks past the level, lifting stocks further and closing the gap to a 2011 high of around 1,344.