NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks jumped and the S&P 500 closed at a record high for the first time in about two weeks on Tuesday, led by gains in this year's top-performing technology sector.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average <.DJI> rose 160.36 points, or 0.68 percent, to 23,590.69, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 16.91 points, or 0.65 percent, to 2,599.05 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 71.76 points, or 1.06 percent, to 6,862.48.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by James Dalgleish)
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