NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks jumped on Wednesday amid optimism that Greece may be closer to reaching a deal with creditors and gains in technology and financial shares.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 233.62 points, or 1.32 percent, to 17,997.66, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 24.72 points, or 1.19 percent, to 2,104.87 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 62.82 points, or 1.25 percent, to 5,076.69.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
