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Wall Street closes up with energy, financials

December 15, 2015 7:08 AM EST

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied broadly on Tuesday, led by energy and financial shares ahead of Wednesday's interest rate decision from the Federal Reserve.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 156.67 points, or 0.9 percent, to 17,525.17, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 21.45 points, or 1.06 percent, to 2,043.39 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 43.13 points, or 0.87 percent, to 4,995.36.

(Reporting By Sinead Carew; Editing by Nick Zieminski)



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