U.S. shares advance on upbeat data from manufacturing

Wall Street closed higher on Monday after recording the worst week in more than three months after an industry report showed an improvement in manufacturing suggesting that the Federal Reserve may curb its bond purchases on this week's policy meeting. The Dow Jones industrial average added 0.82% to 15,884.57, the S&P 500 Index gained 0.63% to 1,786.54 and the Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 0.71% to 4,029.518.