Caterpillar Inc. Company yesterday reported second-quarter profit in 2010 reached USD707 million, equivalent to USD1, 09 per share, up from prior periods that only USD371 million, or 60 cents per share.

These results make Caterpillar’s outlook for the year 2010 with increased focus on business in the region emerging market countries. Second-quarter 2010 performance is sustained sales jumped 31 percent, or reached USD10, 41 billion.

“We hoped until the end of the year can be booked profits up to USD3, 15 up to $ 3, 85 per share or approximately $ 38-42 billion,” said the Caterpillar.

Not only for that company alone, Wall Street index also rose in trading Thursday local time. This reinforcement is the strengthening of the biggest since the last two weeks.

Dow Jones jumped 201 points after second-quarter earnings from Caterpillar Inc., UPS Inc. and other companies are much higher than analyst expectations. This beat the pessimistic investors about the housing report. The positive sentiment came from the signs of growth began to occur in Europe. Where shares of Caterpillar rose 1.7 percent, while the UPS is obtained 5.2 percent.