Wall Street rises on trade talk optimism

Reuters  |  NEW YORK 

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, with the and the extending gains and the Nasdaq turning positive on reports of progress in trade disputes between the and its trading partners and

The <.DJI> rose 110.59 points, or 0.43 percent, to 25,669.32, the <.SPX> gained 9.44 points, or 0.33 percent, to 2,850.13 and the <.IXIC> added 9.81 points, or 0.13 percent, to 7,816.33.

(Reporting by Stephen Culp; Editing by Dan Grebler)

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First Published: Sat, August 18 2018. 01:39 IST