The Dow rose 498.82 points, or 1.18%, to 42,841.06, the S&P 500 gained 63.82 points, or 1.09%, to 5,930.90 and the Nasdaq gained 199.83 points, or 1.03%, to 19,572.60.
NEW YORK: US stocks rallied to close out the trading week on Friday after two lackluster sessions as a cooler-than-expected inflation report and comments from Federal Reserve officials eased worries about the path of interest rates.
The latest inflation report in the form of the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) index showed a 2.4% rise in November on an annual basis, just below the 2.5% estimate of economists polled by Reuters.
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