GLOBAL MARKETS - Wall Street Ends Higher, Crude Prices Rise Ahead of US Holiday

GLOBAL MARKET - NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied and crude oil prices rebounded after upbeat economic data on Friday as investors positioned themselves ahead of the long U.S. Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start to summer.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq and the S&P 500 advanced, while the Dow closed nominally higher.