Stocks finished mostly higher, as investors remained hopeful that leaders are making progress on addressing the eurozone debt crisis. Financial stocks, which led Monday's advance, were also among the losers Tuesday. Stocks also found support after the Consumer Confidence Index shot up to 56 in November from 40.9 the prior month. Economists were expecting the reading to come in at 42.5. U.S. home prices took a fall in September, according to a key index released Tuesday. Weakness in some large-cap Internet stocks weighed on the Nasdaq after strong gains in those stocks on Monday. Amazon dropped 3%. Decliners beat advancers on the Nasdaq by about 5 to 3.
