Tue, 15 Oct 2013 07:06:02 GMT
U.S. stocks record modest gains on hopes for budget deal
Wall Street ended Monday's trading session with modest increases amid hopes that a deal in Washington between Barack Obama and congressional lawmakers resolve the debt ceiling deadlock soon. The Dow Jones industrial average increased 64.15 points to 15,301.26, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 6.94 points to 1,710.14 and the Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 23.40 points to 3,815.28.