Wall St ends slightly up

Dow Jones closed at new high on better-than-expected reports on housing data to hit an intraday high of 16,120.25,to close up 0.26 per cent at 16,072.80.
S&P added 0.27 per cent at 1,802.75, while the Nasdaq composite gained 23.18 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 4,017.75.
Oil futures fell 41 cents, or 0.4%,to U$93.68/bbl;gold futures fell 10 cents to U$1,241.50/ounce