NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Monday after the U.S. government agreed to inject $20 billion of new capital into Citigroup, heading off a bank collapse that could have crippled the world's financial system.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 142.89 points, or 1.78 percent, to 8,189.31. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 17.27 points, or 2.16 percent, to 817.30. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 28.33 points, or 2.05 percent, at 1,412.68.
(Reporting by Leah Schnurr; Editing by Kenneth Barry.)
