Energy stocks provided the biggest sector boost overnight. Brent crude rose to its highest since July 4 as the world's biggest producers prepared to discuss a possible freeze in production levels.
Members of the OPEC will meet on the sidelines of the International Energy Forum in Algeria on Sept. 26-28.
Brent last traded at $50.82 a barrel, up nearly 2 percent on the day. U.S. light crude oil was up about 3 percent at $48.23.
Oil prices were also helped by a falling dollar, which slipped as traders marked down the odds of an interest rate increase
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