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Wall Street ends higher; materials, energy lead


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended sharply higher for a second day on Wednesday, as investors bid up materials and energy shares on rising commodity prices and poured into beaten-down tech names after days of selling.

    Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 131.24 points, or 1.21 percent, to end unofficially at 10,939.95. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 20.07 points, or 1.79 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,144.02. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 55.69 points, or 2.32 percent, to close unofficially at 2,460.51.

    (Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Jan Paschal)