Major U.S. stock-indexes rose on Tuesday, as a slew of better-than-expected quarterly reports, including those from Netflix and UnitedHealth, buoyed investor sentiment.

UnitedHealth (UNH) rose 6,7% after the health insurer said it expect the strong growth seen in 2016 to continue into 2017. Other health insurers also gained on the news. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) was down 2,3%, while Pfizer (PFE) gained 0,8% on after it announced plans to ship a cheaper biosimilar to Remicade, JNJ's top selling product. The news overshadowed J&J's slight earnings beat. Goldman Sachs (GS) rose 2,2%, lifting shares of other banks, after the company's results blew past Wall Street estimates, mirroring results at its Wall Street peers.

Most of Dow stocks in positive area (23 of 30). Top gainer - UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH, +6.66%). Top lsoer - International Business Machines Corporation (IBM, -3.35%).

Almost all S&P sectors also in positive area. Top gainer - Healthcare (+1.1%). Top loser - Conglomerates (-0.2%).

At the moment:

Dow 18073.00 +60.00 +0.33%

S&P 500 2132.75 +9.75 +0.46%

Nasdaq 100 4842.25 +39.00 +0.81%

Oil 50.27 -0.10 -0.20%

Gold 1260.50 +3.90 +0.31%

U.S. 10yr 1.77 -0.00