Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:42:06 GMT
U.S. shares advance as IMF raise global growth forecast
U.S. shares gained as the International Monetary Fund increased its global growth estimate and as corporate earnings topped analysts' expectations. The Standard & Poor's 500 added 0.4% to 1,846.88 as of 10:09 a.m. New York time, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed less than 0.1% to 16,460.12. Equity trading restarted today after yesterday's national holiday.