US stocks pushed to new records yet again Tuesday, with all three major indices finishing at fresh peaks and the Dow advancing within striking distance of the 20,000-point landmark.

At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 19,908.26, up 0.6 percent, its seventh consecutive record close.

The broad-based S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent to close at 2,271.63, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 1.0 percent to 5,463.80.