U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Wednesday, recovering some losses from Tuesday’s tech rout. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 439.58 points, or 1.60%, to 27,940.47. The S&P 500 added 67.12 points, or 2.01%, to 3,398.96. The Nasdaq Composite gained 293.87 points, or 2.71%, to 11,141.56.
Oil futures finished higher Wednesday, with U.S. prices reclaiming less than half of the more than 7% drop suffered in the previous session. West Texas Intermediate crude for October delivery rose $1.29, or 3.5%, to $38.05 a barrel. November Brent crude rose $1.01, or 2.5%, to $40.79 a barrel.
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