(Reuters) - Shares in Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, jumped 3 percent after the closing bell on Thursday, after the company posted a 65-percent rise in quarterly profit, driven by the success of its new Windows Vista operating system.
This should help support the technology sector as well as the broader market as trade gets underway, although investors will likely remain cautious ahead of data on first-quarter U.S. economic growth.
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