NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended mostly higher in a volatile session on Thursday as better-than-expected economic data and German approval of a stronger euro-zone crisis fund soothed two of the worst fears hanging over the market.
Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was up 143.08 points, or 1.30 percent, to end unofficially at 11,153.98. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was up 9.34 points, or 0.81 percent, at 1,160.40. But the Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was down 10.82 points, or 0.43 percent, to close unofficially at 2,480.76.
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Jan Paschal)
