On
Tuesday US stocks advanced as several US economic indicators including retail
sales beat the forecasts and offset concerns about euro-region debt crisis. Dow Jones
industrial average gained 0.1% or 17 points reaching 12,096. S&P
500 added 0.5% or 6 points and closed at 1,258, while Nasdaq
advanced 1.1% or 29 points to 2,686. On Tuesday morning stocks opened
lower on Europe news, however, erased losses later on US economic reports.