Dow up 180 points, S&P 500 eyes record as interest rate-cut hopes underpin sentiment

U.S. stocks were maintaining their upward momentum Tuesday, with the S&P 500 index just shy of its record as investors keep cheering the chances of Federal Reserve rate cuts next year and an economy that keeps chugging.

Dow up 180 points, S&P 500 eyes record as interest rate-cut hopes underpin sentiment
U.S. stocks were maintaining their upward momentum Tuesday, with the S&P 500 index just shy of its record as investors keep cheering the chances of Federal Reserve rate cuts next year and an economy that keeps chugging.