Stocks rose in early trading Thursday, enough for the Nasdaq composite index to turn positive for the year.
Buoyed by optimism about the economy reopening, the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.2% by mid-morning to erase its losses from the impact of the coronavirus crisis.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.2% and the S&P 500 gained 1.3% in early trading.
There were gains in big tech stocks, including Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Facebook. Oil prices also have rebounded.
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