The Wall Street subway stop on Broadway, in New York's Financial District, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. U.S. financial markets surged in early trading Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 as investors cheered a surprise interest rate cut in China and a hint of further stimulus for Europe from the head of the region's central bank. The rally extended gains from a day before, pushing the major market indexes further into record territory. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (The Associated Press)
U.S. stocks are rising after a surprise interest rate cut in China and hints that the European Central Bank will step up its economic stimulus efforts.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 11 points, or 0.6 percent, to 2,064 as of 11:55 a.m. Eastern time Friday.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 113 points, or 0.6 percent, to 17,831. The Nasdaq composite added 19 points, or 0.4 percent, to 4,721.
The Dow and S&P 500 are at record highs.
Material and industrial stocks rose the most. Caterpillar and DuPont led the gains in the Dow.
Sotheby's jumped 8 percent after the auction house's chief executive, William Ruprecht, said he would step down.
Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.32 percent.
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