Wall St ends up

FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2012
Wall St ends up

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U.S. stocks closed up after German Chancellor Angela Merkel reaffirmed her support for ECB's plans to tackle euro debts crisis.
Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq all posted their biggest gains in two weeks.
Dow added 85.33 points, or 0.65 per cent, to end at 13250.11,while the S&P 500 climbed 9.98 points, or 0.71 per cent at 1,415.51.
Among key S&P sectors, led by technology and materials shares, while utilities and healthcare fell.
Nasdaq composite gained 31.46 points, or 1.04 per cent at 3062.39.