Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:51:27 GMT
US stocks close higher amid European signals of progress
US stocks mostly extended gains on Tuesday
as markets monitored European summit in Brussels, hoping for progress in
tackling debt crisis. Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 0.22% or 2.64
points closing at 1,195.19. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index edged up 0.3% or
32.62 points to 11,555.63. Nasdaq Composite Index did not follow its major peers
and fell 0.5% or 11.83 points to 2,515.51.