U.S. stocks rise; S&P 500 tops record close By: MarketWatch April 01, 2014 at 10:23 AM EDT The U.S. stock market rises Tuesday — the first day of the month and second quarter, sending the benchmark S&P 500 to intraday record level. Read More >> Related Stocks: Ford Motor General Motors Hewlett-Packard Intuitive Surgical NVIDIA Corp Standard & Poors 500