Energy shares rallied to a record on a surge in oil prices, carrying the U.S. stock market to its second consecutive gain.

Exxon Mobil Corp., General Motors Corp. and Intel Corp. led the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its best two-day jump since July after oil climbed to a nine-month high. AT&T Inc. sent telephone company shares to the second-biggest increase in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index on prospects it will boost the number of wireless subscribers. (Bloomberg News)