Stocks rose sharply Tuesday as investors looked to build on Monday's rally amid a busy week of corporate earnings.
The Dow Jones Industrials sprang 513.43 points, or 1.7%, Tuesday, to 30,699.25.
The S&P 500 hiked 66.37 points, or 1.8%, to 3,744.32.
The NASDAQ Composite shot higher 210.38 points, or 1.9%, to 10,886.18.
Strong earnings results on Tuesday were adding fuel to a rally that began on Monday. Goldman Sachs rose more than 4% after strong trading results helped the investment bank beat expectations for earnings and revenue.
That report continued a strong stretch of bank earnings, including beats from Bank of America and Bank of New York Mellon on Monday. Lockheed Martin also rose nearly 3% after its earnings per share topped estimates.
Elsewhere, Salesforce rose 6% after activist Starboard Value LP revealed a stake in the software giant, boosting the Dow. Shares of Colgate-Palmolive gained nearly 3% after Dan Loeb's Third Point built a stake in the company.
Treasury prices advanced, lowering yields to 3.97% from Monday's 4.01%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices dipped $1.78 to $83.68 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices fell back $5.40 to $1,656.60 U.S. an ounce.