How major US stock market indexes fared on Tuesday

NEW YORK – Banks and technology companies took U.S. stocks higher Tuesday, and less-loved sectors including phone and real estate companies also climbed as companies continued to report strong second-quarter results.

On Tuesday:

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index jumped 6.05 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 2,476.35.

The Dow Jones industrial average advanced 72.80 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 21,963.92.

Nasdaq composite picked up 14.82 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 6,362.94.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks picked up 3.19 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 1,428.33.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is up 4.25 points, or 0.2 per cent.

The Dow is up 133.61 points, or 0.6 per cent.

The Nasdaq is down 11.74 points, or 0.2 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is down 0.93 points, or 0.1 per cent.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 237.52 points, or 10.6 per cent.

The Dow is up 2,201.32 points, or 11.1 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 979.82 points, or 18.2 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is up 71.20 points, or 5.2 per cent.