US indexes rebound from a slump the week before as Hasbro and others jump on strong earnings

Trader Timothy Nick works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, April 20, 2015. U.S. stocks are opening higher as more big companies turn in healthy financial results for the first quarter of the year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (The Associated Press)

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Trader Kevin Walsh, center, works, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, April 20, 2015. U.S. stocks are opening higher as more big companies turn in healthy financial results for the first quarter of the year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (The Associated Press)

Trader Edward Curran, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, April 20, 2015. U.S. stocks are opening higher as more big companies turn in healthy financial results for the first quarter of the year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK – Stocks bounced back as U.S. companies turn in healthy earnings reports.

Hasbro was among the biggest gainers Monday after the toy maker reported earnings that were better than analysts were expecting. The stock jumped 13 percent.

Oilfield services company Halliburton also rose after beating analysts' estimates.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 208 points, or 1.2 percent, to 18,034. The Dow recovered most of the 279 points it lost Friday.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 19 points, or 0.9 percent, to 2,100. The Nasdaq composite climbed 62 points, or 1.3 percent, to 4,994.

The price of oil increased 64 cents to close at $56.38 a barrel in New York.

Government bond prices edged lower. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.88 percent.