Shares of telecommunications companies rose as traders bet the sector would benefit from a round of upgrades expected from Apple's latest smart phone launch. Time Warner ticked up after the media conglomerate broke off talks with Vice about a partnership to revive flagging cable channel HLN.

-Rob Curran, rob.curran@dowjones.com

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