Dow up; S&P 500 nears record

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Stocks climbed on Tuesday, pushing the S&P 500 to within 1% of its all-time closing high, as Wall Street embraced an improving economy and higher interest rates. The S&P 500 index added 11.86 points, or 0.7%, to 1,652.32. Extending a winning streak that has benchmark indexes up for a fourth session, the Dow climbed 75.65 points, or 0.5%, to 15,300.34.


The RBR Radio Index was up 8.529, or 1.3%, to 667.592.

The TVBR Television Index was up 15.858, or 2.1%, to 761.572.

Winners
Emmis, up 11.3%
LIN TV, up 6.7%
Entravision, up 5.7%

Losers
SBS, down 4.6%
Radio One, down .9%
Fisher, down .05%

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