Wall Street rallies for third day as Brexit bruises fade

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 235.31 points, or 1.33 percent, to 17,929.99, the S&P 500 gained 28.09 points, or 1.36 percent, to 2,098.86 and the Nasdaq Composite added 63.43 points, or 1.33 percent, to 4,842.67 (Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 30, 2016. REUTERS/)

NEW YORK: Wall Street rolled to a third straight day of gains on Thursday as Britain's central bank raised the prospect of stimulus and consumer staples shares gained on news of Mondelez International's US$23 billion bid for Hershey.