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Wall Street ends higher as investors bet on positive earnings season

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 199.36 points, or 0.57%, to 35,457.97

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Shreyashi Sanyal | Reuters
US stock indexes closed higher on Tuesday with the biggest boosts from the technology and healthcare sectors as investors appeared to bet on solid quarterly reports even as some worried that it was too early to celebrate.
 
In its fifth straight session of gains, the benchmark S&P 500 index neared its early September record high.
 
Johnson & Johnson's shares provided a big boost to the S&P's healthcare index during the session after it raised its 2021 adjusted profit forecast, while insurer Travelers Cos Inc climbed after beating third-quarter profit estimates.
 
High-profile technology and communications companies were also

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