Washington Post |
Stocks rise on stronger manufacturing data
USA TODAY Stocks were higher in morning trading Wednesday on signs that the manufacturing sector was improving. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 0.2% and the Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 0.3%. The Nasdaq composite index added 0.2%. Stocks Open Higher After Manufactured Goods Report Stocks Mostly Higher; Nasdaq Drops Wall Street rebounds; biotech shares snap losing streak |