How major US stock indexes fared on Tuesday

U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday as a late surge helped them regain almost half of what they lost the day before, in their biggest plunge in 6 1/2 years. That came at the end of a day of huge swings for the market.

On Tuesday:

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index jumped 46.20 points, or 1.7 per cent, to 2,965.14.

The Dow Jones industrial average advanced 567.02 points, or 2.3 per cent, at 24,912.77.

The Nasdaq composite surged 148.36 points, or 2.1 per cent, to 7,115.88.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks gained 16.08 points, or 1.1 per cent, to 1,507.17.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is down 66.99 points, or 2.4 per cent.

The Dow is down 608.19 points, or 2.4 per cent.

The Nasdaq is down 125.06 points, or 1.7 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is down 40.10 points, or 2.6 per cent.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 21.53 points, or 0.8 per cent.

The Dow is up 193.55 points, or 0.8 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 212.49 points, or 3.1 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is down 28.34 points, or 1.8 per cent.