Stocks Steady Themselves After Wall Street’s Rout Last Week

A pedestrian walks past the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Oct. 27, 2022. J. David Ake/AP Photo

NEW YORK—Stocks steadied themselves Monday following Wall Street’s worst week since early December.

The S&P 500 rose 12.20 points, or 0.3 percent to 3,982.24 for just its second gain in the last seven days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 72.17, or 0.2 percent, to 32,889.09, while the Nasdaq composite climbed 72.04, or 0.6 percent, to 11,466.98.