
U.S. stocks closed up with Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 72.44 points, or 0.5 per cent at 15,445.24 on some solid corporate results.
S&P 500 gained 13.31 points, or 0.8 per cent at 1,755.20, while Nasdaq composite rose 34.56 points, or 0.9 per cent at 4,031.52