Dow closes above 13,000 for first time since May 2008

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks gained Tuesday after an index showed consumer confidence at a 12-month high and oil prices slid, helping boost the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its first close above 13,000 since May 2008
The Dow average rose 23.61 points, or 0.2%, to 13,005.12
The S&P 500 gained 4.59 points, or 0.3%, to 1,372.18, its fourth straight session of gains
The Nasdaq Composite added 20.60 points, or 0.7%, to 2,986.76, also its fourth day of gains