the united states opposed the unchnd threatened to withdrawal an offer of food aid. >>> investors are starting off on a good note. wall street brokers went higher. we have more details. good morning. >> good morning, kathryn. as far the dow jones, it hit the highest since december 2007. it closed at 13,264. again, that is the highest close since december, 2007 t. nasdaq and s&p 500 ended higher after a manufacturing gauge that the u.s. economy is on the path to a recovery. >>> let's see how stocks here are starting off the day. we are at the tokyo stock exchange. one key indicator, the main u.s. jobs number is the big one. how are japanese stocks reacting to this? >> good morning to you. you mentioned the levels in the u.s. markets. the institute of supply management showed a rise from the previous month showing expension forhe manufacturing sector of the u.s. economy. it follows on from a positive economic data out of the u.s. which has pushed the dow, the nasdaq and s&p 500, so far to fresh highs this year. as you just showed us. the nikkei has been no exception, either hitting fres