But stocks opened lower. The dow Jones industrial average is down 27 points, or 0.2 percent, to 11, 665.

U.S. stocks climbed, with the Standard &Poor’s 500 Index rebounding from the biggest selloff this month amid optimism about earnings from companies such as Halliburton Co.

At the opening, the Dow Jones industrial average is down 109 points, or 0.9 percent, at 12,282. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is down 17, or 1.3 percent, at 1,326.