NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, helped by optimism that Greece was close to an agreement to avoid a default and as further gains in bond yields lifted financials.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 66.9 points, or 0.37 percent, to 18,078.84, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 4.66 points, or 0.22 percent, to 2,114.26 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 22.71 points, or 0.45 percent, to 5,099.23.
(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
