Asked by Ms. Dupont at Thursday, January 21, 2016 a	9:47 amThe Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) increased by 9.69 points, or 0.98%, to reach 994.53 points.
The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite Index < .IXIC > gained 18.35 points , or 1.13 percent , to 1,646.02 .