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Wall Street extends gains after housing data


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks extended their gains and the Nasdaq rose 1 percent on Tuesday as May existing home sales came in stronger than expected.

    Sales fell by 3.8 percent in May, a narrower drop than had been expected.

    The Dow Jones industrial average rose 74.74 points, or 0.62 percent, at 12,155.12. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 10.64 points, or 0.83 percent, at 1,289.00. The Nasdaq Composite Index put on 30.35 points, or 1.15 percent, at 2,660.01.

    (Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica)