NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed broadly higher on Friday, with major indexes ending up more than 1 percent on hopes Greece would be able to secure fresh funding at an upcoming meeting, which could allow it to avert bankruptcy and remain in the euro zone.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 211.26 points, or 1.2 percent, to 17,759.88, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 25.24 points, or 1.23 percent, to 2,076.55 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 75.30 points, or 1.53 percent, to 4,997.70.
(Reporting By Sinead Carew; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
