Wall Street ends higher after early North Korea selloff

U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday after recovering from steep early losses brought by fears of escalation of hostilities in the Korean Peninsula.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 56.97 points, or 0.26 percent, to 21,865.37, the S&P 500 gained 2.06 points, or 0.08 percent, to 2,446.3 and the Nasdaq Composite added 18.87 points, or 0.3 percent, to 6,301.89.

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