
U.S. stocks closed up on upbeat retail-sales data for December.
Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 115.92 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 16,373.86.
S&P 500 rose 19.68 points, or 1.1 per cent, led by technology and energy shares.
Nasdaq composite added 69.71 points, or 1.7 per cent, to 4,183.01.