Nasdaq Again Closes at Record High

Stocks are ending mostly higher on Wall Street as the market recovered following an afternoon stumble, the AP reports. The Nasdaq composite index extended its winning streak to a sixth day Tuesday and closed at another all-time high. Several health care companies posted gains. Illumina, which makes genetic testing equipment, soared 17% after releasing a solid profit and sales forecast. The drugmaker Valeant jumped 7% after saying it will sell more than $2 billion in assets. The Nasdaq composite increased 20 points, or 0.4%, to 5,551. The Standard & Poor's 500 index ended unchanged at 2,268. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 31 points, or 0.2%, to 19,855. More stocks rose than fell on the New York Stock Exchange. (More stock market stories.)