Stocks rise and the dollar hits a 5-month high

Stocks rose Wednesday, on the heels of relatively solid US economic data. Retail shares led the way after Macy's reported solid results. Elsewhere, the 10-year Treasury yield ticked to its highest level since 2011, and the dollar rallied to a five-month high. 
Here's the scoreboard:
Dow Jones industrial average: 24,756.90 57.29 (+0.23%)S&P 500: 2,721.48 10.03 (+0.37%) 
AUD/USD: 0.7513 0.0043 (+0.58%)
ASX 200 SPI futures: 6,104.0 +10.0 (+0.16%)&nb