U.S. stocks closed higher across the board, with Circle (CRCL) rising more than 6%.

U.S. stocks closed higher across the board, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.08%, the S&P 500 up 0.98%, and the Nasdaq Composite up 0.88%. Technology stocks showed mixed performance, with Google rising over 3% while Oracle fell over 5%. Blockchain concept stocks generally rose, with Circle surging 6.57%.