general relativity - Why is the stress-energy tensor symmetric?

The relativistic stress-energy tensor $T$ is important in both special and general relativity. Why is it symmetric, with $T_{\mu\nu}=T_{\nu\mu}$?

As a secondary question, how does this relate to the symmetry of the nonrelativistic Cauchy stress tensor of a material? This is apparently interpreted as being due to conservation of angular momentum, which doesn't seem connected to the reasons for the relativistic quantity's symmetry.