Wall Street opens the 2013 second half with gains

FXstreet.com (San Francisco) - The US stocks market opened July with gains as investors digested upbeat PMI manufacturing index with softer hiring in the sector. Stocks rallied in the start but it retraced from highs just before the closing bell. The Nasdaq closed up for 5 straight day.

The Dow Jones advanced 65.36 points or 0.44% on the day to end the session at 14,974.96. The S&P 500 added 8.68 pts or 0.54% to 1,614.96. And the Nasdaq rose 31.24 points or 0.92% to finish the day at 3,434.49.