U.S. stocks closed up slightly amid&nbsp;volatile trading overnight on&nbsp;materials shares, as investors digested&nbsp;latest round of corporate earnings.

	Dow Jones Industrial Average added&nbsp;13.37 points at&nbsp;15,555.61, while&nbsp;S&amp;P 500 rose&nbsp;4.31 points to&nbsp; 1,690.25.

	Most key S&amp;P sectors finished in positive territory, boosted by materials and utilities shares, while industrials closed flat.

	Nasdaq composite gained 25.59 points at 3,605.19, its best gain in nearly two weeks.

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