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Wall St jumps on optimism about recovery


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks advanced on Monday, sending the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent and the Dow Jones industrial average near 11,000, as a spate of economic reports fueled optimism about the economic recovery and a stabilized labor market.

    Monday's marked the first session since the release of a government report that showed the economy added the largest number of jobs in three years.

    Semiconductors led the Nasdaq's advance, with Philadelphia Semiconductor index up more than 2.2 percent.

    The Dow Jones industrial average was up 56.91 points, or 0.52 percent, at 10,983.98. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 9.52 points, or 0.81 percent, at 1,187.62. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 26.27 points, or 1.09 percent, at 2,428.85.

    (Reporting by Ellis Mnyandu; Editing by Padraic Cassidy)