Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:23:06 GMT
US stocks close slightly higher on Tuesday
US stock market indexes ended modestly higher on Tuesday amid mixed earnings reports and positive Chinese GDP data. S&P 500 Index gained 0.4% or 4.58 points and closed at 1,293.6, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index climbed 0.5% or 60.01 points to 12,482.07, while Nasdaq Composite surged 0.6% or 17.41 points to 2,728.08.