 Stocks closed higher. Major equity indexes closed higher on Tuesday with the large-cap stocks trailing small and mid-cap stocks. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average notched records high. Sector performance was broadly higher with industrial and material stocks leading to the upside. In the global markets, Asia was mixed while Europe was lower. Today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 742 points, closed at 40,954, while the S&P 500 index was up 35 points, closed at 5,667.