Wall Street ends higher on upbeat data

Reuters (17/12) - U.S. stocks rose on Monday after closing Friday their worst week since August as upbeat economic data and large deals boosted optimism ahead of a key Federal Reserve decision later in the week. Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 129.59 points or 0.82 percent, to 15,884.95, the S&P 500 gained 11.23 points or 0.63 percent, to 1,786.55 and the Nasdaq Composite added 28.542 points or 0.71 percent, to 4,029.518. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/16/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE9BC0GG20131216