US stocks gained today after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and a decline in oil prices eased inflation worries, stoking hopes for consumer spending.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, extending strong earlier gains, leaped 331.62 points (2.94 per cent) to close at 11,615.77, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite jumped 64.27 points (2.81 per cent) to 2,349.83.
The broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced 35.87 points (2.87 per cent) to end the session at 1,284.88.
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US Stocks Gained On Unchanged Interest Rates
US stocks gained today after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged
