related companies rose after the U.S. Senate voted to end debate on revisions to a major healthcare-reform bill, a key step toward finalizing the controversial legislation. The healthcare sector also was supported by Sanofi-Aventis' announcement that it will buy retail health products maker Chattem for $1.9 billion. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 85.25, or 0.8 percent, to 10,414.14. Aluminum producer Alcoa jumped almost 9 percent after analysts upgraded the stock and the company announced a $10.8 billion joint venture with Saudi Arabia to develop a major mining operation. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 11.58, or 1.05 percent, to 1,114.05. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 25.97, or 1.2 percent, to 2,237.66. Technology stocks advanced after analysts upgraded Intel, and shares of the chipmaker rose 2.4 percent. The New York Stock Exchange composite index rose 60.96 to 7,147.15. The American Stock Exchange composite index rose 14.63 to 1,781.67. And the Russell 2000 index rose 8.03 to 618.60.
