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• Good Week for IPO Market

• AAPL 84% Rate It
• DAL 57% Rate It
• URBN 50% Rate It

The Nasdaq is having its best day in nearly three weeks. As usual, Apple ( AAPL ) is the catalyst behind the tech-heavy index's big move.

Apple shares had climbed 2.5% as of 2:45 p.m. eastern time. As it often does, the Nasdaq was riding the coattails of the world's largest company, gaining 1.3%. Black Friday was the last time the Nasdaq gained this much ground in one day.

There are other factors contributing to today's positive returns. There's a growing perception that fiscal cliff negotiations have become more serious, feeding investor optimism that a deal may soon get done.

That positivity was enough to push the other indices up a few ticks as well. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average each gained half a percent.

Other big movers on Tuesday included:

• Delta Air Lines ( DAL ): +5.5% on the strength of its deal to buy a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic .

• Urban Outfitters ( URBN ): +5% after the clothing retailer's improved outlook for its fourth-quarter sales.

• Research In Motion ( RIMM ): +5.5% after the company unveiled a new feature for its new BlackBerry 10 phone, scheduled for release on January 30.

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