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Stocks advance on industrials, JPMorgan


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose to session highs on Tuesday as investors scooped up shares of big manufacturers, energy companies and major banks, including JPMorgan Chase .

    * The Dow Jones industrial average was up 73.76 points, or 0.72 percent, at 10,259.29. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 8.77 points, or 0.81 percent, at 1,097.96. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 10.23 points, or 0.47 percent, at 2,181.43.

    * Initially indexes traded near breakeven, but then headed higher as traders scoured the market for stocks beaten down in the recent selloff. JPMorgan, up 2.5 percent at $40.60, was the Dow's top boost.

    (Reporting by Ellis Mnyandu; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)