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Wall Street extends gains, Dow and S&P up 2 percent


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks extended their gains, with the Dow and S&P rising 2 percent on Wednesday after France and Germany urged Greece to implement austerity reforms to ease the euro zone debt crisis.

    German and French leaders called on Greece to implement all reforms "strictly and effectively," a German government spokesman said.

    The Dow Jones industrial average was up 228.67 points, or 2.06 percent, at 11,334.52. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 24.08 points, or 2.05 percent, at 1,196.95. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 58.05 points, or 2.29 percent, at 2,590.20.

    (Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica)