US stocks rally despite weak economic data

NEW YORK: US stocks on Tuesday shook off weak US economic reports, amid rising hopes that Greece will reach a deal to keep a debt default at bay. The Dow Jones Industrial Average leaped 128.21 points (1.03 per cent) to close at 12,569.79. Still, the blue-chip Dow was down 1.9 per cent over the month. The SandP 500-stock index, a broader measure of the markets, advanced 14.10 points (1.06 per ...