Wall St ends higher as investors digest economic data

The Dow rose 116.07 points, or 0.35%, to 33,666.34, the S&P 500 gained 25.19 points, or 0.59%, to 4,299.70 and the Nasdaq gained 108.43 points, or 0.83%, to 13,201.28.

NEW YORK: Wall Street's main indexes ended higher on Thursday as investors assessed the latest batch of economic data and as a surge in Treasury yields stalled ahead of a key inflation report.

Investors were also watching developments in Washington to see whether US lawmakers could avert a government shutdown.