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Trimble (TRMB) was the best-performing stock in the S&P 500, with shares adding 6.5% as AGCO Corporation (AGCO) agreed to pay $2 billion for Trimble’s technology assets. AGCO hopes to increase its presence in the precisio๊n agriculture market, and its shares rose 2.8%.

Albemarle (ALB) shares were up 6%, after the lithium producer and Caterpillar (CAT) announced a deal for Caterpillar to provide Albemarle with battery-powered mining equipment. Caterpillar shares gained more than 1%.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) shares climbed 4%, and Carnival Corporation (CCL) shares advanced 3%, as the cruise lines signed new, long-term usage agreementꦗs with New York Cit๊y. 

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