Dow Rises 130 Points as Wall Street Looks to Climb out of Early-December Hole

Core Points - Major stock indexes experienced gains on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising by 131 points, or 0.3%, the S&P 500 increasing by 0.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite up by 0.4% [1] - The rise in futures was attributed to a strong Japanese government bond auction and EU inflation data, which helped stabilize yields after a sharp increase at the beginning of December [2]