Wall Street continues rise

US shares climbed to fresh 2009 highs this morning on economic recovery optimism and company earnings prospects, as the Federal Reserve's policymakers met to review steps aimed at restoring growth.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 51.01 points (0.52 per cent) to 9,829.87 in final trades.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite rose 8.26 points (0.39 per cent) to 2,146.30 while the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index added 7.00 points (0.66 per cent) to 1,071.66.