NEW YORK: US stocks gained on Friday as investors were cheered by data on producer prices and industrial output, which indicated healthy, non-inflationary economic growth and boosted cyclical shares such as Honeywell International Inc.
Meanwhile, Walt Disney Co, the media and entertainment company, helped support the Dow, gaining 2% after Merrill Lynch upgraded the stock to buy from neutral, citing earnings momentum.
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