Nasdaq Leads U.S. Stocks Higher as the S&P 500 Rises 2%

U.S. stocks were higher in a market snapshot, with the Nasdaq recording the largest percentage advance among the three benchmarks. The Nasdaq rose 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 2% and the Dow gained 1.6%.

The Nasdaq outpaced the S&P 500 by 0.4 percentage point and the Dow by 0.8 point. The S&P 500's increase was 0.4 point larger than the Dow's. Each of the three indexes was up, and their reported gains ranged from 1.6% to 2.4%.

The figures put the Nasdaq at the top of the group, with the S&P 500 in the middle and the Dow showing the smallest increase. The comparison is consistent whichever way the three moves are read: the Nasdaq had the strongest rise, the S&P 500 followed, and the Dow advanced less than both. For the overall market picture in this update, all three major U.S. stock benchmarks showed gains, from the Dow's 1.6% rise to the Nasdaq's 2.4% advance. The spread between the largest and smallest moves was 0.8 percentage point. The S&P 500 sat 0.4 point below the Nasdaq and 0.4 point above the Dow, placing its gain exactly midway between the other two.