Wall Street closed high, Dow Jones index rises

Wall Street : Wall Street closed today high, with the Dow Jones index rising 2.11per-cent to settle at 16,865. The ISM index of factory activity, a closely-watched measure of the US manufacturing sector, rose more than estimated last month, Reuters reported.Click for Commodity tips

It edged up for 2 months in a row, seeming to have snapped its almost continuous downturn since late 2014. Besides this, the US construction spending rose to the highest level.