Markets post strong rally - UPI.com NEW YORK, June 6 (UPI) -- The Dow Jones industrial average posted its strongest day of the year Wednesday, less than a week after sliding to below its starting point for the year. The gains were impressive for another reason: They represented part of the first two-day rally in more than a month on Wall Street. The economic news of the day was mixed with the president of the Atlanta District of the Federal Reserve, Dennis Lockhart, noting new stimulus action would be considered at the Fed's two-day meeting scheduled for June 19-20. By close of trading on Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average added 286.84 points, or 2.37 percent, to 12,414.79 The Standard & Poor's 500 gained 29.63 points, or 2.3 percent, to 1,315.13. The Nasdaq Composite added 66.61 points, or 2.4 percent, to 2,844.72. On the New York Stock Exchange, 2,691 stocks advanced and 378 declined on a volume of 3.9 billion shares traded. The benchmark 10-year treasury note fell 25/32 to yield 1.664 percent. The euro rose to $1.2576 from Tuesday's $1.2453. Against the yen, the dollar rose to 79.25 from 78.75 yen. In London, the FTSE 100 index added 2.36 percent, 123.92 points, 5,384.11.