Sept. 10, 2013, 4:14 p.m. EDT

Dow, S&P 500 near 4-week highs; Syria worries ebb

By Kate Gibson

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 continuing its longest winning stretch since mid-July, amid increased diplomacy on Syria and after economic data illustrated ongoing improvement in China. "No shots fired would make the market happy," JJ Kinahan, chief strategist at TD Ameritrade, said of signals that U.S. military strikes against Syria might be averted.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average /quotes/zigman/627449 DJIA +0.85% was up 127.94 points at 15,191.06, with the blue-chip index tallying its first back-to-back triple-digit gain since June 27. The S&P 500 /quotes/zigman/3870025 SPX +0.74% rose for a sixth consecutive session, up 12.28 points at 1,683.99.

The Nasdaq Composite /quotes/zigman/12633936 COMP +0.62% advanced 22.84 points to 3,729.02, also up for a sixth consecutive session and ending at its highest level since 2000.

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