(Reuters) - NEW YORK, April 20 - Wall Street was set to open sharply higher on Friday, as investors cheered a flurry of stronger-than-expected financial results from companies such as Google Inc. and heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. .
Shares of Caterpillar, a Dow component, surged 6.4 percent in electronic composite trading after it posted stronger-than-expected profits and is likely to help push the blue-chip average past Thursday's record close, its second day in a row.
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