NEW YORK, March 8 (UPI) -- Stocks headed higher Thursday on reports that Greece had reached a deal with bondholders that would meet international mandates. In early afternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average added 72.43 points or 0.56 percent to 12,910.52. The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 12.38 points or 0.92 percent to 1,365.03. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index added 31.55 points, or 1.07 percent, to 2,967.06. The benchmark 10-year treasury note lost 11/32 to yield 2.018 percent. The euro rose to $1.3261 from Wednesday's $1.3149. Against the yen, the dollar rose to 81.53 yen from 81.09 yen. In London, the FTSE 100 index rose 1.18 percent, 68.32, to 5,859.73.