Nasdaq hits 6,000 for 1st time as US stocks rise again

New York: Wall Street stocks rose again Tuesday, with the Nasdaq climbing above 6,000 for the first time and the Dow gaining following a series of mostly strong earnings from blue-chip companies.

Shortly after the opening bell at 1330 GMT, the Nasdaq Composite Index was at 6,004.27, up 0.3 percent over Monday`s record close.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 0.7 percent to 20,911.41, while broad-based S&P 500 advanced 0.3 percent to 2,381.94.