Stocks closed near session highs Tuesday, with the Dow posting its biggest gain in almost two weeks, despite a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in Virginia that shook parts of the U.S. East Coast and after investors shrugged off a handful of disappointing economic news.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 322.11 points, or 2.97 percent, to finish at 11,176.76—well above the psychologically-significant 11,000 level.
ExxonMobil [XOM 73.66 3.48 (+4.96%) ] and Chevron [CVX 97.33 4.03 (+4.32%) ] led the blue-chip gainers. Still, the index is still on track for its biggest monthly point loss since Oct. 2008.
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