NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market marched higher Tuesday, giving the Standard & Poor's 500 index its best day of the year.
The market continues on its recovery from last week's swoon and has now erased much of its losses over the last two weeks.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index added 37.27 points, or 2 percent, to 1,941.28. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 215.14 points, or 1.3 percent, to 16,614.81. The Nasdaq composite rose 103.40 points, or 2.4 percent, to 4,419.48.
This week so far has been a contrast to last week's turbulence in many ways. Volatility is down, the S&P 500 index is on pace to have its best week of the year and the price of crude oil has stopped sliding. The bond market has also stabilized, with the 10-year Treasury note remaining around 2.20 percent for the last several days.