US stocks rose in early trade Tuesday following solid German economic data as Home Depot fell on a warning of higher costs from a recent data hacking episode. About 35 minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 17,692.14, up 44.39 points (0.25 percent). The broad-based S&P 500 rose 7.75 (0.38 percent) at 2,049.07, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 29.21 (0.63 percent) to 4,700.21.
Germany's DAX 30 rose 1.5 percent as investor confidence in Europe's biggest economy jumped back into positive territory in November after reaching a 22-month low in October, according to the ZEW economic institute. Equity markets in France and England also advanced.
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