Stocks are rising on Wall Street Tuesday after three days of losses brought on by worries over the spread of the omicron variant and lingering concerns about rising inflation. The S&P 500 index rose 1.7 percent as of 2:51 p.m. Eastern. The Nasdaq rose 2.3 percent. Both indexes were boosted by solid gains for technology stocks. Micron Technology jumped 10.4 percent after the chipmaker gave investors an encouraging profit forecast. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 527 points, or 1.5 percent, to 35,459. Nike, one of the 30 stocks in the Dow, jumped 6.4 percent after turning in strong quarterly results. Bank stocks got help from rising bond yields. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 1.49 percent from 1.42 percent late Monday. Citigroup gained 1.6 percent. U.S. crude oil prices rose 3.8 percent and helped send energy stocks higher. Chevron rose 1.7 percent. Small-company stocks rose more than …
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