Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:59:51 GMT
US stocks close higher on positive consumer confidence
US shares traded higher on Tuesday lifted by one-year record high consumer confidence index. S&P 500 index added 0.34% or 4.59 points and finished at 1,372.18, Dow Jones Industrial Average index climbed 0.18% or 23.61 points and settled at 13,005.12 and Nasdaq Composite index added 0.69% or 20.60 points and closed at 2,986.76.