NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq Composite up 2 percent, on signs of urgent moves in Europe to rescue Spain's troubled banks.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 204.84 points, or 1.69 percent, to 12,332.79. The S&P 500 Index <.SPX> gained 22.37 points, or 1.74 percent, to 1,307.87. The Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 56.77 points, or 2.04 percent, to 2,834.88.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak, editing by Dave Zimmerman)