To continue getting breaking news and the full stories from The Boston Globe, subscribe today.

The Boston Globe

Business

Eaton Corp. stock rises as sales increase

Eaton’s US electrical equipment sales rose ahead of the company’s expansion through the $11.8 billion acquisition of Cooper Industries PLC. Eaton expects its markets, including electrical, hydraulics, auto, and aerospace parts, to expand 8 percent in the United States this year but fall 1 percent in the rest of the world. Quarterly net income rose 14 percent to $382 million.