Index: Points and Dow Jones

index: How did the major benchmarks fare The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.66% rose 249.78 points, or 1%, to end at 26,135.79, while the S&P 500 index SPX, -0.79% added 34.97 points, or 1.2%, to close at 2,923.65, according to Market Watch. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -0.68% advanced 106.82 points, or 1.4%, to finish at 8,002.81. Reports that Germany may also be considering stimulus measures underpinned gains for European stocks. The session marks a second straight day of sharp gains, after Friday when the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 306.62 points, or 1.2%, the S&P 500 index added 41.08 points, or 1.4% and the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 129.38 points, or 1.7%. Monday's gains are the first consecutive 1% gains for the S&P 500 since Nov. 11, 2018, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Ltd. another 90-day reprieve during which it can continue to do business with American companies, without the granting of case-by-case licences that would otherwise be needed, after the Commerce Department added it to its entity list in May. Read Stock-market investors rattled by bond market's warning shot' here's what's next What's drove the market The Commerce Department said Monday that it has given Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.