MW: Stocks shave advance as investor digest Bernanke, home sales
U.S. stocks on Tuesday scaled back early gains as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke had little positive to say on the economy and as a realtors group reported pending home sales fell 7.7% in January. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 39.83 points to 6,803.12. The S&P 500 was up 6.47 points at 707.29, while the Nasdaq Composite added 12.81 points to 1,335.66.
