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Urgent: U.S. stocks extend gains on upbeat data

Xinhua, July 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

U.S. stocks continued to rise on Wednesday, as investors were encouraged by positive economic data while digesting the latest developments in Greece.

The Dow jumped nearly 0.8 percent, and the S&P 500 added 0.7 percent, while the Nasdaq gained 0.5 percent. Endite