Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:48:05 GMT
U.S. shares gain on rising optimism about the debt-ceiling
U.S. blue chips advanced for a third week, as corporate earnings beat the estimates and rising hopes for Congress to agree on the debt-ceiling. However, the lawmakers still remained to different views on raising the debt-limit and reducing the government spending. The Dow Jones industrial Average advanced 1.2%, or 161.27 points, to 13,649.70. Both the Dow Jones and S&P indices