
All three major averages are now back in positive territory for April.
The Dow Jones industrial index closed up 152.29 points, or 1.05 per cent at 14,719.46 after a 143-point dive on a false AP tweet that the White House was hit by bomb which wounded President Obama.
The S&P 500 jumped 16.28 points, or 1.04 percent, to close at 1,578.78.
Nasdaq rallied 35.78 points, or 1.11 percent, to finish at 3,269.33.
All key S&P sectors closed up, led by financials and technology shares.