Spencer Platt/Getty Images US stocks surged on Tuesday as investors eagerly awaited the results of Tuesday's presidential election. A decisive election winner would remove uncertainty from the market and spur investors to buy stocks, one Wall Street strategist said. Stocks moved higher on broad participation from many sectors, with the industrial, information technology, consumer discretionary, and financial sectors leading the market higher. Watch major indexes update live here . US stocks surged on Tuesday, extending Monday's gains, as Americans headed to the polls to vote for the next president of the United States. The resolution of the election should remove a large overhang of uncertainty that investors have faced since the summer, as the outcome could have wide-ranging implications for the stock market. One Wall Street Strategist said no matter what the outcome of Tuesday's election, the market will power higher as investors step off the sidelines and ...