US stocks rise on factory data – Morningstar.com
By Anna Hirtenstein and Ben EisenU.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after manufacturing data showed the economy continued to rebound after the coronavirus shutdown.
The S&P 500 rose 0.5%, starting in September with modest gains after its best August since 1986. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.2% per day after the high tech index closed to a record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%.