Wall Street ends up after Citi results, retail sales

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Wall Street ends up after Citi results, retail sales

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stock-futures-tick-citi-earnings-eyes-ukraine-121854609--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Vx.8zkm_xeTe8LiopGwn.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-04-14T204520Z_3_CBREA3A1CM300_RTROPTP_2_MARKETS-STOCKS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Traders work on floor of the New York Stock Exchange" align="left" title="Traders work on floor of the New York Stock Exchange" border="0" /></a>By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday as Citigroup's earnings and strong retail sales gave investors reasons to buy equities despite a resurgence of geopolitical uncertainties. Equities opened higher as strong results from Citigroup and bullish retail sales data lifted sentiment, though shares lost ground in the last hour of trading. Both the Nasdaq and the S&amp;P 500 briefly turned negative, though they subsequently returned to positive territory. Rebels in the town of Slaviansk issued a bold call for Russian President Vladimir Putin to help them.</p><br clear="all"/>

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