The Dow Jones industrial average rose 293 points in Wednesday trading to close at 16,351.
The S&P 500 rose 35 points to 1,949.
The Nasdaq rose 114 points to 4,750.
The LABJ Stock Index rose five points to 221.
Gainers and Losers
Among stocks trading above $1, audio technology company DTS Inc. was Wednesday’s biggest local gainer. Shares rose 11 percent on the day, closing at $28.41 after the company announced it would acquire digital radio technology firm iBiquity Digital Corp. for about $172 million.
Wednesday’s biggest loser was Monrovia drone maker AeroVironment Inc. Shares fell 9 percent on the day, closing at $21.26, a day after the company reported earnings that fell short of analysts’ expectations.