U.S. stocks rose on Thursday on signs of improvement in the U.S. labor market and news that the European Central Bank agreed on a new bond-buying program to lower struggling euro zone countries' borrowing costs.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 90.05 points, or 0.69 percent, to 13,137.53. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 8.58 points, or 0.61 percent, to 1,412.02. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 23.09 points, or 0.75 percent, to 3,092.36.
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