Shutterstock photo(RTTNews.com) - After seeing early strength, stocks continue to turn in a strong performance in mid-day trading on Tuesday. Energy stocks have benefited from the rebound by the price of crude oil, with oil service stocks posting particularly strong gains on the day. Computer hardware, steel, financial, and chemical stocks are also seeing considerable strength, while utilities and gold stocks are bucking the uptrend. In overseas trading, stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region showed notable moves to the upside during trading on Tuesday. Airline stocks also continue to see substantial strength, resulting in a ___ percent surge by the NYSE Arca Airline Index.

Source: Mid-Day July 12, 2016 15:56 UTC