The $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ rose 1.88% to e...

The $Dow Jones Industrial Average(.DJI.US)$ rose 1.88% to end at 29,683.74 points, while the $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ gained 1.97% to 3,719.04. It was the S&P 500's largest one-day gain since Aug. 10. The $Nasdaq Composite Index(.IXIC.US)$ jumped 2.05% to 11,051.64.

Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 5.82-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 3.66-to-1 ratio favored advancers.

The S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 30 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 26 new highs and 224 new lows.

Volume on U.S. exchanges was 11.7 billion shares, compared with an 11.4 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.