Wall Street ends higher on energy lift

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. shares closed higher on Tuesday as the S&P energy sector rose along with crude oil prices and investors focused on global politics after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border.

The Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) rose 21.18 points, or 0.12 percent, to 17,813.86, the S&P 500 (.SPX) gained 2.67 points, or 0.13 percent, to 2,089.26 and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) added 0.33 points, or 0.01 percent, to 5,102.81.

(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Nick Zieminski)