Wall St. Edges Up On ECB Hopes, M&A Activity
By Angela Moon; Editing by Nick Zieminski | May 27, 2014 10:35 AM EDT
U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday as merger activity and expectations for rates cuts by the European Central Bank stoked bids for equities even after the benchmark S&P 500 index closed at a record on Friday.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 36.15 points or 0.22 percent, to 16,642.42, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 5.54 points or 0.29 percent, to 1,906.07 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 19.74 points or 0.47 percent, to 4,205.55.
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