U.S. stocks rally to start new week

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, as a fall in the U.S. Treasury yields helped lift large cap stocks.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 216.90 points, or 0.58 percent, to 37,683.01. The S&P 500 added 66.30 points, or 1.41 percent, to 4,763.54. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 319.70 points, or 2.20 percent, to 14,843.77.