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Yesterday, the index closed just over 169 points higher, having climbed above the 4,000 mark for the first time in six weeks, reports Reuters.
At the meeting of G20 leaders, a package worth $1.1 trillion (£748 billion) was agreed to help kickstart the global economy.
Following the deal, which includes moves to tighten rules on hedge funds and tax havens, US president Barack Obama claimed that the world had reached a "turning point".
Despite the optimism generated by the summit, investors braced themselves for US employment data, which is expected to show the country's jobless rate growing at a fast rate.
Mr Obama has travelled on to France for a two-day gathering of Nato countries commenting: "We're looking to be partners of Europe."
