Earnings power S&P 500 to record; Alphabet lags

Reuters  |  NEW YORK 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 extended its record-setting run on Tuesday, led by well-received corporate reports from McDonald's and Caterpillar and gains for shares, while the managed a record high despite losses for Google parent Alphabet.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average <.DJI> rose 100.46 points, or 0.47 percent, to 21,613.63, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 7.22 points, or 0.29 percent, to 2,477.13 and the Composite <.IXIC> added 1.37 points, or 0.02 percent, to 6,412.17.

(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

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