Stocks higher after Putin says Russia not looking to split Ukraine By: CNBC.com News March 18, 2014 at 09:36 AM EDT U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday, extending the prior day's jump, after Vladimir Putin said Russia was not looking to divide Ukraine. Read More >> Related Stocks: Darden Restaurants FedEx Corp Genl Mills KB Home Lennar Corp Microsoft Nike Inc Sentinelone Inc Cl A