Stocks rose Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average erasing a loss of around 1,115 points to end in positive territory as major indexes scored sharp intraday reversals. The Dow DJIA, +0.29% ended with a gain of around 99 points, or 0.3%, near 34,365 after dropping 3.3% at its session low. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.28% finished 0.3% higher near 4,410, after declining 4% at its session low. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.63% ended up 0.6% near 13,855 after erasing a drop of 4.9%.

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