S&P 500, Nasdaq Ended at Records with Help from Netflix

U.S. stocks ended mostly higher on Tuesday, as strong results from Netflix helped lift the S&P and Nasdaq Composite, but the Dow Industrial Average were hemmed in by declines in Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble. The Dow fell 3.79 points, or 0.01%, to 26,210.81. The S&P 500 gained 6.16 points, or 0.22%, to 2,839.13. The Nasdaq Composite added 52.26 points, or 0.71%, to 7,460.29.

Oil prices climbed on Tuesday, as traders bet that a weekly U.S. government report will reveal a tenth-straight weekly decline in domestic crude stockpiles. March West Texas Intermediate crude rose 90 cents, or 1.4%, to settle at $64.47 a barrel. Brent for March climbed 93 cents, or 1.4%, to end at $69.96 a barrel.