Stocks solid ahead of central bank meetings
U.S. stocks are closing mostly higher as the energy sector got some help from an increase in oil prices.
ConocoPhillips jumped 4 percent Tuesday, while Pioneer Natural Resources climbed 8 percent.
Several stocks were moving on earnings news. Trucking company Ryder System rose 6 percent after reporting results that were better than analysts had expected. Chemicals maker DuPont rose 2 percent.
Appliance maker Whirlpool sank 4 percent after saying its results were hurt by a stronger dollar.
The Dow Jones industrial average added 13 points, or 0.1 percent, to 17,990.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index edged up three points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,091. The Nasdaq composite slipped seven points, or 0.2 percent, to 4,888.
Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.94 percent.