Stocks Settle Higher as Drug Makers and Chip Stocks Rally

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Tuesday closed up +0.41%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.18%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.28%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) rose +0.39%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures…