S&P 500 logs first record close in 6 months and marks fastest recovery in history amid coronavirus: ‘record breaking and heartbreaking’

U.S.stocks finished mostly higher Tuesday, with the S&P 500 index notching its first record close since Feb. 19 and marking the quickest recovery from bear-market territory in its history, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The S&P 500 finished up a modest 8 points, or 0.2%, at 3,390 (on a preliminary basis, rounded). It has taken the broad-market benchmark 126 trading sessions to finish at a new record after falling by at least 20%, which…