Shell gets $1 bln refining boost, upgrades oil and gas assets

Shell (SHEL.L) said on Thursday surging demand for oil products that had almost tripled refining profits in the second quarter would boost earnings by up to $1.2 billion.
Nasdaq closes up on tech stocks strength, as hawkish Fed limits S&P

Conviction in the strength of the economic recovery pushed investors into U.S. technology stocks on Thursday, driving the Nasdaq higher, although a post-Fed hangover left a subdued S&P nursing a very minor loss.