"U.S. stocks advanced yesterday for the first day in four as Microsoft raised its fiscal 2004 revenue forecast and an analyst said sales growth at McDonald's has accelerating this month.</br></br>The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index climbed 11.59 points, or 1.2 percent, to 993.32. More than 80 percent of the index's members closed higher.</br></br>The Dow Jones industrial average rose 137.33, or 1.5 percent, to 9188.15. Twenty-seven of the Dow's 30 members advanced.</br></br>The Nasdaq composite index increased 10.48, or 0.6 percent, to 1708.50 as Ericsson, the world's largest maker of wireless equipment, said its quarterly loss narrowed more than analysts predicted.</br></br>""The overall tone of business results is good,"" said Erick Maronak, who helps manage $2 billion for KeyCorp's Victory NewBridge unit. ""I don't think they're stellar, but I think they're good enough reports that the rally we've experienced so far this year should be sustained."""