The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 24.49 points (0.19 percent) to 12,740.95 in the first five minutes of trade. The broad S&P 500 added 2.75 points (0.21 percent) to 1,326.84, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq points gained 6.88 points (0.24 percent) to 2,855.15. On Wednesday, the major indices scored moderate gains on data showing global growth in manufacturing and expectations that social-networking giant Facebook would soon announce its long-awaited initial public offering. After the markets closed, Facebook filed to raise $5 billion in the IPO, which would be the largest flotation in history by an Internet company on Wall Street.