4.05pm: Tech stocks rally but the Nasdaq still headed for its worst month since October 2008 US stocks finished the trading session higher, led strong financial results from Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL). At the close, the Dow gained 565 points to 34,726, while the S&P 500 added 105 points at 4,432 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed 418 points to 13,771.