US stocks end notably higher

Stocks on the Wall Street moved notably higher on Thursday with Nasdaq and the S&P 500 adding to strong gains. The Nasdaq jumped 174.15 points or 1.0 percent to 17,569.68, the S&P 500 advanced 41.63 points or 0.8 percent to 5,595.76 and the Dow climbed 235.06 points or 0.6 percent to 41,096.77. All sectors ended in the green, with communication services and consumer discretionary advancing the most.