U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday, led by energy stocks as they shrugged off a decline in crude oil futures to rally back from their prior-day drubbing.The S&P 500 SPX, +0.64% gained 13.11 points, or 0.6%, to 2,066.55, with the health-care sector stocks joining energy to lead gains. Financials sector stocks also rallied, while telecoms, the only laggard on Tuesday, sold off. It was the best gain for the benchmark index since Oct 31.
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