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Wall Street reverses course in choppy trade


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Nasdaq stock index rose more than 1 percent while the S&P 500 turned positive in choppy trade on Tuesday, with a slide in materials stocks offset by a recovery in technology shares after Monday's sell-off.

    The Dow industrials rebounded, led by Home Depot after a government report showing a surprising jump in housing starts.

    The Dow Jones industrial average added 17.28 points, or 0.24 percent, to 7,234.25. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 4.90 points, or 0.65 percent, to 758.79. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 16.96 points, or 1.21 percent, to 1,420.98.

    (Reporting by Deepa Seetharaman, Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)