![Stocks Finish Higher Despite Shutdown](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2012/05/wall-street1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Stocks Finish Higher Despite Shutdown
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is closing higher as investors shrug off a partial shutdown of the U.S. government.
A big increase in manufacturing last month also encouraged investors.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 62 points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 15,191 Tuesday.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 13 points, or 0.8 percent, to 1,695. The S&P lost ground seven of the previous eight trading days.
The Nasdaq composite rose 46 points, or 1.2 percent, to 3,818.
Merck led the Dow higher after saying it would cut 8,500 jobs and move its headquarters to save costs. The stock rose $1.13, or 2.4 percent, to $48.74.
More than two stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume was average at 3.2 billion shares.
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![Louisiana Drivers Pay More for Auto Insurance Than 48 Other States](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2020/09/traffic-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Baton Rouge, Louisiana Ranks as One of the Least Safe Cities in America](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2022/04/attachment-gettyimages-1219410516.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana Man Robbed at Gunpoint in His Own Home](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/01/attachment-Untitled-design-43.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![First-Ever Buc-ee’s Store in Texas Goes Up in Flames](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Screen-Shot-2024-07-01-at-4.35.26-PM.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana, This 5-Gallon Bucket Air Conditioner Could Help You Beat the Heat](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2019/07/Homemade-Bucket-Air-Conditioner.png?w=980&q=75)
![Major Crash and Scattered Debris Close I-10 West in Louisiana](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/06/attachment-Screen-Shot-2024-06-30-at-10.26.47-AM.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Mall of Louisiana Announces Strict Policy for Minors](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/06/attachment-Screen-Shot-2024-06-25-at-12.00.48-PM.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Infant in Louisiana Attacked by Family Dog](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2021/07/attachment-GettyImages-1277241907.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Can Someone Really Steal Your House in Louisiana?](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/05/attachment-Untitled-design-61.jpg?w=980&q=75)