NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday after earnings from Wal-Mart and Home Depot and a $39 billion takeover bid in the agriculture sector bolstered confidence in the corporate outlook.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> gained 103.84 points, or 1.01 percent, to 10,405.85. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> rose 13.20 points, or 1.22 percent, to 1,092.58. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> climbed 27.57 points, or 1.26 percent, to 2,209.44.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Kenneth Barry)
