Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:56:45 GMT
U.S. shares gain as factory output advance
U.S. shares gained, following their biggest advance this year, after the World Bank increased global growth forecast and factory output gained in New York. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 0.2% to 1,841.70 as of 9:30 a.m. New York time; however, the equity-benchmark has declined 0.5% this year to date.