U.S. Stocks Burst Ahead On Greece Optimism

Stocks surged Tuesday as optimism over the Greece crisis unleashed some pent-up buying power. At day's end, the Nasdaq scored a 2.2% gain. The NYSE composite jumped 1.5%, and the S&P 500 swelled 1.3%. Volume increased on the Nasdaq and NYSE compared with Monday's light action. Winners swamped losers on both major exchanges. The drugstore industry group was pretty much alone on the downside, thanks to a fat loss by Walgreen (WAG), which gapped