NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks extended gains on Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite up 1 percent as technology-sector earnings continued to shine despite weak economic data.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 56.01 points, or 0.43 percent, to 12,964.71. The S&P 500 Index <.SPX> gained 6.21 points, or 0.45 percent, to 1,378.99. The Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 30.41 points, or 1.03 percent, to 2,973.01.
(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos, editing by Dave Zimmerman)
