Dollar index hits highest since April; S&P 500 up slightly

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar index touched its highest since April on Tuesday on growing expectations the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next month, while U.S. stocks ended up after a late-session bounce. Oil prices ended higher, rebounding after the International Energy Agency estimated investment in oil would slump more than 20 percent this year, a trend it saw continuing into 2016. Consumer discretionary shares including Amazon.com bolstered the S&a