Nov 6th, 2009 - CNNMoney
* Shares end up 14.2 pct in Toronto, 13.1 pct in New York
* UBS, BMO, Citigroup and CIBC up share-price targets
* Company renews focus on auto parts
* Shares up over 25 percent since Opel deal terminated
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Shares of Magna InternationalInc surged nearly 15 percent Friday, a day after itposted a surprise quarterly profit and said it would focus onits core auto-parts business after the collapse of its deal tobuy a stake in General Motors Co's Opel unit.
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