The S&P 500 scored its best day in nearly a month, with all 10 S&P sector indexes solidly higher in the broad rally.
The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 198.69 points, or 1.26 percent, to close at 16,020.20. The Standard & Poor�s 500 Index climbed 20.06 points, or 1.12 percent, to finish at 1,805.09. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 29.36 points, or 0.73 percent, to end at 4,062.52.