India, Aug. 4 -- Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) shares gained $50.76, or 6.12 percent, to $880.79 on Monday, after the construction and mining equipment maker reported higher second-quarter earnings and revenue compared with the prior year.
The stock opened at $922.00 and traded between $878.78 and $935.00 during the session on the New York Stock Exchange. It has traded in a 52-week range of $405.46 to $1,073.46. Trading volume reached 1.75 million shares, compared with an average daily volume of 3.19 million shares.
Second-quarter net earnings increased to $3.593 billion, or $7.77 per share, from $2.179 billion, or $4.62 per share, a year earlier. Adjusted earnings rose to $8.17 per share. Revenue climbed 24.0 percent to $20.543 billion from $16...