Summary: U.S. stocks were largely higher on Tuesday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising by triple digits as the Federal Reserve kicks off its two-day policy meeting in Washington. Shares of Boeing Co. rose by more than 2% helping to power the Dow higher. The stock was up after the company announced a 20% hike to its quarterly dividend and an $18 billion share repurchase plan. Boeing will now pay out $1.71 a share, up from $1.42. Meanwhile, shares of the Walt Disney Co. were in focus after rival Comcast Corp. announced that it was no longer pursuing the purchase of entertainment assets from Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. . A deal between Disney and Fox could be announced on Thursday, CNBC reported.
