US stock indexes opened more than 2 percent higher on Tuesday as hopes of coordinated policy easing to avert a global recession calmed investor nerves a day after the biggest market rout since the financial crisis.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 601.98 points, or 2.52 percent, at the open to 24,453.00 and the S&P 500 opened higher by 66.92 points, or 2.44 percent, at 2,813.48.
The Nasdaq Composite gained 269.09 points, or 3.38 percent, to 8,219.76 at the opening bell.
