NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended higher on Tuesday on hopes that Greek debt negotiations could result in a deal that stabilizes Europe, but a drop in oil prices limited the advance.
Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 138.91 points, or 0.78 percent, to 17,868.12, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 21.74 points, or 1.06 percent, to 2,068.48 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 61.63 points, or 1.3 percent, to 4,787.65.
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
