U.S. stocks rose for the first time in three days:

The S&P’s 500 Index added 6.06, or 0.5 percent, to 1,360.55. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 54.72, or 0.4 percent, to 12,581.98. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 29.58, or 1.3 percent, to 2,351.7. Two stocks gained for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange.

(Bloomberg)