US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St closes higher as financials gain
NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters) - U.S (Other OTC: UBGXF - news) . stocks rose on Monday, rebounding from losses last week, as financials gained with Berkshire Hathaway (Sao Paolo: BERK34F.SA - news) and weakness in the dollar eased worries about earnings for multinationals.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 117.52 points, or 0.66 percent, to 17,891.16, the S&P 500 gained 16.09 points, or 0.78 percent, to 2,081.39 and the Nasdaq Composite added 42.24 points, or 0.88 percent, to 4,817.59. (Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Nick Zieminski)