The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared nearly 2,000 points higher, a day after the worst day for American markets since the 1987 Black Monday crash.
Friday started off with a bang in the foreign markets. Shares were up about 5% in Paris and London but fell 6.1% in Japan early Friday morning.
Then the Dow continued to climb throughout Friday after the Dow lost nearly 10% of its value on Thursday. The Dow lost nearly 2,400 points on Thursday.
Despite Friday's gains, the Dow has still seen a drop in value in the last month. The Dow has lost 22% of its value since last month's record high.
Wild swings continued in some markets as governments stepped up precautions against the spread of the new coronavirus and considered ways to cushion the blow to their economies.
India's Sensex gained 4% after plunging 10% when it opened. More central banks, including those of China, Sweden and Norway, intervened to flood credit markets with liquidity, a day after similar interventions from the U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank.