Wall Street closes higher on strong earnings

FXstreet.com (San Francisco) - The US stocks market closed Tuesday with gains as investors were confidence on strong earnings and a good consumer confidence data. The S&P 500 finished April at record high, the Dow ended up for fifth straight month and the Nasdaq closed at highest level since 2000.

The Dow Jones advanced 21.05 points or 0.14% to end at 14,839.80; the DJIA closed 1.79% on the monthly basis. The S&P 500 added 3.96 points or 0.25% on the day to 1,597.57, 1.81% positive on the month. The Nasdaq won 21.77 points or 0.66% to 3,328.79. The Composite closed 1.88% higher on the month.