U.S. stocks rose for the fourth day in a row Tuesday as they continued to recover ground they lost last week. Banks climbed as major indexes approached record highs again.
On Tuesday:
The Standard & Poor's 500 index picked up 4.40 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 2,398.42.
The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 43.08 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 20,937.91.
The Nasdaq composite inched up 5.09 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 6,138.71.
The Russell 2000 index of small-company stocks advanced 3.84 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 1,380.98.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 16.69 points, or 0.7 per cent.
The Dow is up 133.07 points, or 0.6 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 55.01 points, or 0.9 per cent.
The Russell 2000 is up 13.65 points, or 1 per cent.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 159.59 points, or 7.1 per cent.
The Dow is up 1,175.31 points, or 5.9 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 755.59 points, or 14 per cent.
The Russell 2000 is up 23.85 points, or 1.8 per cent.
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