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Urgent: U.S. stocks soar after dovish Fed statement

Xinhua, March 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

U.S. stocks swung sharply to gains Wednesday after the release of the statement from the Federal Reserve, as investors cheered the more dovish than expected Fed tone.

The Dow surged nearly 1.3 percent, and the S&P 500 jumped 1.2 percent, while the Nasdaq added 0.9 percent. Endite