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A Ryanair aircraft taxis behind an easyJet aircraft at Manchester Airport in Manchester, Britain June 28, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Yates/Files

MarketWatch: US stocks ended up on Tuesday, with each of the three major indexes posting their best one-day percentage gains in over a week, as lawmakers' comments on tax reform and the debt ceiling boosted investor optimism. The DJIA rose 196.14 points, or 0.9%, to 21,899.89, the S&P 500 gained 24.14 points, or 0.99%, to 2,452.51 and the Nasdaq added 84.35 points, or 1.36%, to 6,297.48. - Reuters

 

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