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S&P 500 ends at record on mergers, ECB; small caps rise
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as the S&P 500 scored a second straight record close, buoyed by the latest round of merger activity and as expectations for rate cuts by the European Central Bank stoked investors' appetite for equities. Stocks surge as S&P 500 hits new record S&P 500 nabs another record close, gains for 4th day in row: stock market live … S&P 500 closes at new high, led by banks; Nasdaq rallies 1% |