Wall Street extends gains on data, oil prices

2012-06-27 17:19:48 GMT2012-06-28 01:19:48(Beijing Time) SINA.com

U.S. stocks extended gains on Wednesday on upbeat economic data and rising oil prices that sent energy shares up nearly 2 percent.

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 92.41 points, or 0.74 percent, at 12,627.08. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 12.65 points, or 0.96 percent, at 1,332.64. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 24.50 points, or 0.86 percent, at 2,878.56.

The energy sector index was up 2 percent, gaining the most among 10 S&P 500 sectors.

(Agencies)

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