Wed, 21 Aug 2013 09:14:06 GMT
U.S. shares cut four-day fall on retail data, Fed speculation
U.S. shares mainly advanced, with the Standard & Poor's 500 cutting a four-day decline, after better-than-expected retail data, while investors expect hints form the Fed on tapering quantitative easing programme. The S&P 500 jumped 0.4% to 1,652.35 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined about 0.1% to 15,002.99.