The S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq Composite on Tuesday hit record territory, last hit in in the fall and late summer, as a rebound in the health-care and gains in the consumer-discretionary sectors brought the benchmarks to the brink of all-time highs. At last check, the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.95% was up 0.9%, or 27 points, at 2,935, above its closing high at 2,930.75 put in on Sept. 20. The health-care sector, as reflected in the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF XLV, +1.
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