US stocks rose for a second straight session on Tuesday as investors bet Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton would win the US presidential election.

    The Dow Jones industrial average rose 72.90 points, or 0.4%, to 18,332.50, the S&P 500 gained 8.02 points, or 0.38%, to 2,139.54 and the Nasdaq Composite added 27.32 points, or 0.53%, to 5,193.49.