Updated from 4:13 p.m. EST
Stocks rallied late and closed higher Tuesday after the S&P 500 rose through a key technical level and a Federal Reserve banker offered encouraging commentary on interest rates.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at another all-time high, advancing 86.13 points, or 0.71%, to 12,218.01. The index was aided by gains of 4.2% in Home Depot(HD Quote) and Intel(INTC Quote).
The S&P 500 rose 8.80 points, or 0.64%, to 1393.22, reaching its best level in six years as it surpassed a resistance point at 1389. The Nasdaq Composite added 24.28 points, or 1.01%, to 2430.66.
About 3.08 billion shares changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange, and volume on the Nasdaq was roughly 1.95 billion shares. Winners outpaced losers roughly 2 to 1. ...
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