AlQa'dah 5, 1434, Sep 11, 2013, SPA -- U.S. stocks closed higher Tuesday, as upbeat data from China and easing Syria concerns lifted the broader market. In international economic news, investors were encouraged by more evidence that the Chinese economy has stabilized. Industrial output rose a robust 10.4 percent in August, the strongest in over a year. Retail sales and fixed asset investments last month also rose more than expected. The reduced geopolitical tension and healthy economic data also sparked gains in Asian and European markets. The dollar lost ground against the euro and the pound, but gained ground versus the yen. Light sweet crude oil for October delivery fell $2.13 to $107.39 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold futures dropped $22.70 to $1,364.00 an ounce. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 127.94, or 0.85 percent, to 15,191.06. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 12.28, or 0.73 percent, to 1,683.99. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index climbed 22.84, or 0.62 percent, to 3,729.02.
