Wall Street rallies on resources companies
* The Dow Jones industrial average rose 96.77 points, or 1.15 percent, to 8,500.57. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 12.32 points, or 1.36 percent, to 919.15. The Nasdaq Composite Index put on 22.54 points, or 1.29 percent, to 1,774.33.
(Reporting by Edward Krudy; Editing by Kenneth Barry)