The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 167.11 points (1.46 percent) to 11,645.24 in closing trade.

The S&P 500, a broader measure of the markets, advanced 20.91 points (1.74 percent) to 1,224.57, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 47.61 points (1.82 percent) to 2,667.85.

Google shares shot up 5.85 percent to $591.68 after reporting late Thursday a big jump in third quarter profit, to $9.72 billion, as sales leaped 33 percent from the same period last year.

Analysts said that helped give a boost to Amazon, which pushed up 4.47 percent to $246.71, a new all-time high.