Wall Street ends higher on optimism over trade talks

Reuters 

(Reuters) - The rose on Monday as optimism over talks between the and provided a boost to trade-sensitive stocks in the industrial, and materials sectors.

But stocks pulled off their session highs minutes before the closing bell after U.S. criticized the for raising interest rates.

The <.DJI> rose 89.37 points, or 0.35 percent, to 25,758.69, the <.SPX> gained 6.92 points, or 0.24 percent, to 2,857.05 and the <.IXIC> added 4.68 points, or 0.06 percent, to 7,821.01.

(Reporting By Sinead Carew; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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First Published: Tue, August 21 2018. 01:40 IST