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Wall Street extends gains; Nasdaq up 2 percent


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks extended gains on Friday, with the Nasdaq briefly climbing more than 2 percent, as data showed U.S. employers hired more workers than expected last month.

    The Dow Jones industrial average gained 213.24 points, or 1.66 percent, to 13,092.12. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 24.34 points, or 1.78 percent, to 1,389.34. The Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 55.16 points, or 1.90 percent, to 2,964.93.

    (Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak, editing by Dave Zimmerman)