Wall Street reverseas earlier losses, Dow Jones adds 17 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks ended the day and month in positive territory, with major indices posting moderate gains, after overcoming earlier losses.

The Standard and Poor's 500 closed at 5,762.45, rising by 24.28 points or 0.42 percent, with a trading volume of 2.441 billion shares. The index's performance reflected investor optimism in the face of mixed economic data.

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