How major US stock indexes fared on Tuesday

A big jump for Wal-Mart helped the Dow Jones industrial average set a record Tuesday, while gains for other retailers and airlines sent other stock indexes higher as well.

On Tuesday:

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index added 5.91 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 2,550.64.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 69.61 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 22,830.68.

The Nasdaq composite picked up 7.52 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 6,587.25.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks rose 4.44 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 1,508.01.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is up 1.31 points, or 0.05 per cent.

The Dow is up 57.01 points, or 0.3 per cent.

The Nasdaq is down 2.93 points, or 0.04 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is down 2.21 points, or 0.1 per cent.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 311.81 points, or 13.9 per cent.

The Dow is up 3,068.08 points, or 15.5 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 1,204.13 points, or 22.4 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is up 150.88 points, or 11.1 per cent.