Dow Jones: Percent and Points

dow jones: The S&P 500 added 16.19 points, or 0.75 percent, to 2,180.39, according to Xinhua China. The Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 57.23 points, or 1.10 percent, to 5,275.62. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 54.37 points, or 0.29 percent, to 18,923.06. A strong rebound in oil prices boosted investor sentiment. Lifted by the surging oil, the energy sector leapt 2.68 percent Tuesday as the biggest advancer in the S&P 500 ten sectors. Oil prices spiked Tuesday after three sessions of losses, with both U.S. oil and Brent crude soaring nearly 6 percent, as the market saw an increasing chance for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to reach an output freeze deal by the end of this month. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.