Dow Ends Day Up 92

Strong gains by bank stocks pushed major US indexes to more all-time highs, the AP reports. Banks rallied Tuesday as bond yields rose following comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Yellen said the Fed was poised to continue raising interest rates, which would help banks earn more from lending money. It was the sixth straight gain for the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index. Goldman Sachs rose 1% to close at its own all-time high. The S&P 500 climbed 9 points, or 0.4%, to 2,337. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 92 points, or 0.5%, to 20,504. The Nasdaq composite increased 18 points, or 0.3%, to 5,782. (More Dow Jones stories.)