U.S. stocks surge; S&P 500 best day in two months

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks rebounded on Monday, culminating in the S&P 500's best day in two months and allowing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to break a six-session loss streak
Analysts chalked up the rebound to bargain-hunting after stocks sold off for three straight weeks
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 135.10 points, or 1.1%, to 12,504.48
The S&P 500 gained 20.77 points, or 1.6%, to 1,315.99
The Nasdaq Composite added 68.42 points, or 2.5%, to 2,857.21, its best day this year
Its biggest component, Apple Inc. added 5.8%, its best day in nearly a month