Oil rallies, lifting stocks, despite dollar gains

By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brent crude oil prices hit a four-month high on Tuesday after reports of an agreement among two major producers to freeze output, boosting energy stocks, even as the U.S. dollar was having its strongest session in three weeks. On Wall Street, energy sector shares posted the most gains and the S&P 500 hit its highest level of the session shortly after the output freeze headlines. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 156.04 points, or 0.89 percent, to 17