U.S. shares closed higher on Tuesday session after pharmaceutical company Pfizer reported favourable earnings report bringing optimism on markets as the benchmark index Dow Jones fell for five straight session. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 0.61% to 1,792.50, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 0.57% to 15,928.56 and the Nasdaq Composite Index surged 0.35% to 4,097.96.