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Empresas y finanzas

Wall St ends higher on solid retail figures


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Thursday as optimism stirred by retailers' better-than-expected monthly sales pointed to stabilization in consumer spending, pushing the Dow back into positive territory for the year.

    The Dow Jones industrial average was up 47.38 points, or 0.46 percent, to end unofficially at 10,444.14. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 4.18 points, or 0.37 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,122.97. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 11.63 points, or 0.51 percent, to close unofficially at 2,292.31.

    (Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Jan Paschal)