Dow surges more than 340 points Tuesday due to bargain hunting

Wednesday, October 2, 2002

NEW YORK -- The stock market turned the calendar from its darkest quarter in 15 years and lurched higher Tuesday, lifting the Dow Jones industrials by more than 340 points as bargain hunters at least temporarily set aside concerns about the economy.

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