LIVE MARKET UPDATE

Monday 28 January 2013

U.S MARKET UPDATE

The Standard & Poor-s 500 index closed above 1,500 for the first time in more than five years on Friday as strong US earnings reports, including Procter & Gamble-s, helped the benchmark extend its rally to eight days.

          The Dow Jones industrial average rose 70.65 points or 0.51 percent, to close at 13,895.98. The S&P 500 gained 8.14 points or 0.54 percent, to 1,502.96. The Nasdaq Composite added 19.33 points or 0.62 percent, to end at 3,149.71.

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