US, global stocks get big boost from Bank of Japan
By Associated Press
Oct 31, 2014 10:58 AM CDT
Costumed characters distribute Hershey candies as trader Edward Curran works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. U.S. stocks are opening higher following big gains in Asia after Japan made moves to rev up its economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)   (Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks markets are rising around the globe after Japan's central bank surprised investors with a new round of economic stimulus.

The gains put major U.S. indexes back to the record high levels they were at just six weeks ago, erasing a mid-October swoon that brought the market down nearly 10 percent.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 20 points, or 1 percent, to 2,015 as of 11:50 a.m. Eastern time Friday.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 177 points, or 1 percent, to 17,372. The Nasdaq rose 58 points, or 1.3 percent, to 4,624.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei index soared 5 percent to the highest level since 2007.

In the U.S., GoPro jumped 13 percent after the maker of wearable video cameras posted profit and revenue that beat analysts' projections.

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