NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose further on Wednesday on growing optimism over a proposed rescue plan for beleaguered U.S. auto makers, including General Motors .
* Nasdaq rises more than 2 percent, buoyed by a rebound in the shares of chip makers. The semiconductor index <.SOXX> jumped 4 percent.
* The rising prices of oil and other commodities lifted shares of natural resource companies, including Alcoa
(Reporting by Ellis Mnyandu; Editing by Kenneth Barry)
