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Snapshot: Stocks rise as investors reconsider the sell-off

Maybe the sell-off was a bit overdone. That was the sentiment as the stock market broke a three-day losing streak, pushing the S&P 500 back into positive territory for 2014. The rebound was driven partly by post-slump bargain-hunting. After closing at a record high last Wednesday, stocks fell sharply Friday as investors decided that some tech and biotech high-flyers were overvalued. Even as investors sent stocks higher Tuesday, they were cautious, buying up the less volatile stocks of utilities. That sector has gained 10.5% this year, making it the best-performing S&P 500 industry group by far, followed by health care stocks, which are up 2.7%.