Exxon Mobil and Chevron climbed after crude oil prices increased for a second day.
The American foreign aid budget, at about $10 billion, has not been increased for a decade.
Also in July, consumer sentiment improved and house prices increased for a third month.
Security was increased for a while and then relaxed, intelligence officials said.
Airline stocks, which plunged Monday, recovered some of their losses as hopes increased for a federal aid package.
Those numbers recovered slightly in May, and construction of single-family homes increased for a third consecutive month.
Total traffic has not increased for a decade, despite a growing population.
Housing starts in the United States rose 17.2percentt from April — far exceeding economists' expectations — as construction of single-family homes increased for a third month.
Retail sales excluding cars and trucks unexpectedly gained in February, the Commerce Department said March 12, and consumer purchases increased for a second consecutive month.
Prices in Tokyo, home to a 10th of Japan's population, increased for a third year, surging 17percenttoto 570,000 yen a square meter in 2006.
The number of young people in Britain not in education, employment or training increased for a second consecutive quarter between January and March, to 865,000.
