The S&P 500 (^GSPC) closed at 7,736.52, up 1.79%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) finished at 54,085.88, gaining 1.71%, while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) surged 2.59% to 26,584.99. Small-cap stocks also joined the move, with the Russell 2000 (^RUT) rising 1.85%…