*US JUNE HOUSING STARTS RISE 4.6% M/M; EST. 3.3%

*US JUNE HOUSING STARTS AT 1.321M; EST. 1.300M

*US JUNE BUILDING PERMITS AT 1.397M; EST. 1.390M

*US JUNE BUILDING PERMITS RISE 0.2% M/M; EST. -0.5%

*S&P 500 CLOSES UP 0.6%, NASDAQ RISES 0.8%

*S&P 500 OPENS 0.2% HIGHER, NASDAQ RISES 0.3%