Bank and tech stocks boost US markets
(Close): US markets ended higher on Tuesday, led by gains in the technology and banking as investors gained confidence about the US economy.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 213 points, or 1.2%, to 17,706.
Stocks also got a boost from momentum in Europe, where markets rallied after polls showed rising voter support for keeping the UK in the European Union.
Shares in electronics retailer Best Buy fell 7.4% to $31.46 after it forecast lower-than-expected profits for the second quarter.
Shares of seed producer Monsanto climbed 3.1% after it rejected a $62bn offer from German drug maker Bayer.