US Stocks End Four-Day Losing Streak, Dow Rises 500 Points; Dell Surges 12%, Oracle Reverses Gains to Fall Nearly 2% Post-Earnings
A pullback in international oil prices provided risk-appetite support for U.S. stocks, snapping a four-day losing streak, with computer hardware and optical communication stocks leading the gains. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.98% to 52,573.29; the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.96% to 26,333.04; and the S&P 500 Index advanced 0.86% to 7,656.98.