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S&P 500 rises more than 2 percent


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 rose more than 2 percent on Wednesday as stocks extended gains on hopes the European debt crisis might ease.

    The Dow Jones industrial average was up 179.67 points, or 1.61 percent, at 11,318.97. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 22.89 points, or 1.96 percent, at 1,188.13, after rising more than 2 percent. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 46.74 points, or 1.89 percent, at 2,520.57.

    (Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch)