U.S. stocks are closing higher after three straight weeks of losses. Health care and utilities stocks had the biggest gains on Monday.
On Monday:
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 228.11 points, or 1.3 percent, to 17,977.42.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 27.79 points, or 1.4 percent, to 2,081.19.
The Nasdaq composite climbed 57.75 points, or 1.2 percent, to 4,929.51
For the year:
The Dow is up 154.35 points, or 0.9 percent.
The S&P 500 index is up 22.29 points, or 1.1 percent.
