How the major stock indexes fared Tuesday

By The Associated Press
Stocks staged one of their strongest rallies of the year Tuesday, erasing a big decline from the day before, after a Federal Reserve official said he supported more measures to stimulate the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 162.57 points, or 1.3 percent, to 12,573.80.
The Standard & Poor's 500 rose 15.25 points, or 1.2 percent, to 1,324.18.
The Nasdaq composite index rose 33.34 points, or 1.2 percent, to 2,843.07.
For the week:
The Dow is up 19.60 points, or 0.2 percent.
The S&P 500 is down 1.48 points, or 0.1 percent.
The Nasdaq is down 15.35 points, or 0.5 percent.
For the year:
The Dow is up 356.24 points, or 2.9 percent.
The S&P 500 is up 66.58 points, or 5.3 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 237.92 points, or 9.1 percent.
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