| NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks on Tuesday began higher, with energy shares fronting gains as crude-oil futures climbed above $71 a barrel. "Today is a pure reflection of what is happening in the commodities market," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist, Jefferies & Co. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU 9,803, +23.65, +0.24%) added 40.43 points to 9,819.29.. The S&P 500 (SPX 1,069, +3.90, +0.37%) gained 5.28 points to 1,069.94. The technology-laden Nasdaq Composite (COMP 2,144, +5.87, +0.28%) climbed 9.19 points to 2,147.23. |
