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U.S. stocks advanced, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to the highest level in more than a month, as the Federal Reserve begins a two-day meeting to decide whether more monetary stimulus is needed to boost the economy.

Equities rose on expectations that the Fed will extend its so-called Operation Twist. The $400 billion program, which ends this month, involves selling short-maturity debt and buying longer-term bonds. The central bank may expand its balance sheet, extend Operation Twist and/or lengthen its short-term interest rate guidance beyond late 2014, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. chief economist Jan Hatzius wrote today.

S&P 500 1,358.79 +14.01 +1.04%, NASDAQ 2,929.34 +34.01 +1.17%, Dow 12,861.85 +120.03 +0.94%.

Bank of America Corp. jumped 4.9 percent as the Federal Housing Finance Agency plans to help banks avoid being forced to buy back mortgages as it becomes concerned lenders are tightening standards even for the most creditworthy home buyers.

FedEx Corp., operator of the largest cargo airline, climbed 3.4 percent as executives pledged to improve service and efficiency as slowing economic growth pressures profits.

Microsoft Corp. advanced 3.6 percent after unveiling a tablet computer.

European stocks gained for a third day as Greece moved closer to forming a government and a Spanish debt sale met targets, outweighing a bigger-than-forecast decline in German investor confidence.

FTSE 100 5,590.55 +99.46 +1.81%, CAC 40 3,113.26 +47.07 +1.54%, DAX 6,359.23 +111.03 +1.78%.

Home Retail Group Plc surged 23 percent as sales at the Argos chain beat estimates.

Whitbread Plc jumped 6.3 percent as first-quarter revenue increased.

SAP AG rose 2 percent after U.S. peer Oracle Corp. reported fourth-quarter profit that beat estimates.

Danone tumbled 6.1 percent after the world’s biggest yogurt maker cut its profitability forecast.

U.S. stock futures advanced as a decline in housing starts bolstered expectations the Federal Reserve may stimulate the economy.

Company news:

Oracle Corp. (ORCL), the world’s largest maker of database software, rallied after profit topped analysts’ estimates.

Global Stocks:

FTSE  5,549.28 +58.19 +1.06%

CAC  3,077.02 +10.83 +0.35%

DAX 6,285.3 +37.10 +0.59%

Nikkei 8,655.87 -65.15 -0.75%

Hang Seng 19,416.67 -11.14 -0.06%

Shanghai Composite 2,300.8 -15.26 -0.66%

Crude oil: $83.85 (+0.70%)

Gold $1630.30 (+0.20%)

Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index retreating from a one-month high, as Spain’s borrowing costs climbed to a euro-area record and optimism faded that Greece’s election result will calm the debt crisis.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Greece should not be given more leeway to comply with austerity measures needed to secure international aid after pro-bailout parties won enough seats to form a majority in parliament.
Nikkei 225 8,655.87   -65.15 -0.75%        
Hang Seng 19,416.67  -11.14 -0.06%        
S&P/ASX 200 4,123.33      -13.57 -0.33%        
Shanghai Composite 2,300.8   -15.26 -0.66%        
Esprit Holdings Ltd., a clothier that counts Europe as its largest market, declined 2 percent in Hong Kong.
Fairfax Media Ltd. sank 8.5 percent in Sydney amid reports Gina Rinehart, Asia’s richest woman, is seeking three seats on the publisher’s board and power to fire editors.
Canon Inc., a camera maker that gets about 31 percent of sales from Europe, dropped 1.2 percent to 3,200 yen in Tokyo.

Asian stocks and the euro rose to the highest levels in a month as gains by pro-bailout parties in Greek elections eased concern the nation would be forced out of the 17-member currency bloc. Commodities advanced while bond risk in Asia declined.

S&P/ASX 200 Australia 4,136.9 +79.57 +1.96%

TOPIX Japan 738.81 +12.24 +1.68%

SHANGHAI COMP China 2,312.57 +5.72 +0.25%

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index climbed 1.7 percent to the highest since May 16 at 12:39 p.m. in Tokyo. The euro strengthened 0.5 percent to the highest since May 22, and the yen fell against most of its major counterparts. The Standard & Poor’s GSCI Index of 24 commodities gained 0.8 percent while bond risk in Asia dropped to the lowest since May 8. S&P 500 Index futures added 0.5 percent.