U.S. stocks rose in a broad rally on Thursday, bouncing back from two straight days of losses, helped by a weaker dollar and a rally in banking shares.
A weak outlook from Intel, however, limited gains in the tech sector.
Retail sales unexpectedly dropped for a third month in February, which helped the euro rebound from a 12-year low. A pause in the dollar's recent rally helped ease worries about corporate profits and tempered the outlook for first-quarter growth and a June interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve.