U.S. Stocks Open Higher As Oil Prices Climb

U.S. stocks opened higher Tuesday as rising oil prices boosted energy shares. The Dow industrials gained 90 points, or 0.5%, to 17,789. The S&P 500 rose 8 points, or 0.4%, to 2,067. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 15 points, or 0.3%, to 4,766.

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