(NECN) - Merger activity lifts stocks for a second straight day.
The Dow Jones industrial average gains two points, to close at nearly 10,406.
The Nasdaq composite climbs seven, to finish at almost 2,281.
The S-and-P 500 rises more than two, to end at 1,118.
Regionally -- Bloomberg's New England index jumps about two and a quarter.
The New England tech stock index goes up half a point.
Dan Silver, President and co-founder of Adviser Investments has Tuesday's Market Analysis.
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