U.S. stocks rally, breaking 4-session loss streak to 12,716.

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U.S. stocks rally, breaking 4-session loss streak to 12,716.46
from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks Wednesday rallied to start the month, breaking a string of recent session losses, as manufacturing data in China and Europe overrode any disappointment from below consensus U.S. data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 83.55 points, or 0.7%, to 12,716.46, its first gain in five sessions. The S&P 500 Index rose 11.68 points, or 0.9%, to 1,324.09, also breaking a four-day loss streak. The Nasdaq Composite gained 34.43 points, or 1.2%, to 2,848.27. The U.S. indexes rose more than 3% in January, their best January in over a decade.