U.S. stocks traded higher Tuesday on Wall Street
as manufacturing orders rose and oil prices increased.
Factory orders rose in May for the first time in three months,
government data showed.
Energy stocks were higher as geopolitical worries about Iran
impacted oil prices.
Stocks closed early ahead of the Independence Day holiday
Wednesday, when U.S. markets are closed.
The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average added 72.43 points, or
0.56 percent, to 12,943.82. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index
gained 8.51 points, or 0.62 percent, to 1,374.02. The
technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index rose 24.85 points, or 0.84
percent, to 2,976.08.
The U.S. currency fell against the euro to 79.32 euro cents from
79.47 euro cents on Monday. The dollar rose against the Japanese
currency to 79.81 yen from 79.5 yen.
