Mumbai, Feb. 5 -- The Nasdaq jumped 262.06 points (1.4%) to 19,654.02, the S&P 500 climbed 43.31 points (0.7%) to 6,037.88 and the Dow rose 134.13 points (0.3%) to 44,556.04.

Labor Department released a report showing job openings in the U.S. fell by much more than expected in the month of December. The report said job openings tumbled to 7.6 million in December after climbing to an upwardly revised 8.2 million in November. The data led to some optimism about the outlook for interest rates ahead of the release of the Labor Department's more closely watched monthly jobs report on Friday.

Meanwhile, traders largely shrugged off news that China has slapped retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports in response to a 10% trade duty imposed on Chine...