Pall Corp. (PLL:US) had the second-biggest advance in the S&P 500, gaining 6.9 percent to $33.57. The maker of filters for refineries and drugmakers said that, excluding some items, it expects to earn at least $2.02 a share in the current fiscal year. That topped the average analyst estimate of $1.91 from a Bloomberg survey.
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