Stocks slightly pared gains on Tuesday following a key budget vote in Italy.

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 15.82 points, or 0.13 percent, at 12,084.21. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 3.94 points, or 0.31 percent, at 1,265.06. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 14.67 points, or 0.54 percent, at 2,709.92.

(Reporting by Angela Moon; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)

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