Wall St ends higher as Fed signals dovish bias

The Dow rose 322.37 points, or 0.85%, to 38,225.66. The S&P 500 gained 45.81 points, or 0.91%, at 5,064.2 and the Nasdaq added 235.48 points, or 1.51%, at 15,840.96.

NEW YORK: US stocks rallied on Thursday as investors weighed the Federal Reserve's more dovish-than-expected interest rate guidance on Wednesday against a plethora of mixed earnings and economic data.

All three indices ended in positive territory.