NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks advanced on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) with the Nasdaq reaching a new record as lackluster US economic data boosted confidence the Federal Reserve will continue to keep interest rates low.

Equity markets elsewhere were mixed, with Frankfurt and Paris avoiding major swings ahead of a European Central Bank meeting on Thursday. Shares in Tokyo rose, while London declined.

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