The Dow and S&P 500 pushed to fresh records Tuesday, with financial shares especially strong amid progress in Congress on the tax cut plan and expectations for higher interest rates.

Shortly after the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 24,505.36, up 0.5 percent, its third straight record finish.

The broad-based S&P 500 rose 0.2 percent to 2,664.15, also a third straight record, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dipped 0.2 percent to 6,862.32