
U.S. stocks rose as another drop in oil prices and tepid economic data quelled inflation concerns. The S&P 500 gained 24.42 points, or 0.32%, to 7677.28 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite added 171.11 points, or 0.66%, to 26151.30. Oil futures fell as traders weighed the relatively modest scale of a new round of U.S. economic sanctions on Iran.

















