Wall Street closes up with energy, financials

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Last Updated : Dec 16 2015 | 2:48 AM IST

(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 rose 156.67 points, or 0.9 percent, to 17,525.17, the S&P 500 gained 21.45 points, or 1.06 percent, to 2,043.39 and the Nasdaq Composite added 43.13 points, or 0.87 percent, to 4,995.36.

(Reporting By Sinead Carew; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

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