Markets
US stocks leap amid Europe optimism
NEW YORK : US stock markets closed with strong gains on Wednesday, amid signs that European leaders might be coming toge
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 141.56 points (1.27 percent) to 11,247.41 in closing trade.
The broader S&P 500 rose 15.84 points (1.35 percent) to 1,188.71, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite surged 93.22 points (1.58 percent) to 2,572.17.
Talks between the leaders of Germany, France and debt-ridden Greece, as well as comments by European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso about the need for unified "eurobonds," helped lift the markets to a strong finish.
Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011