Nasdaq rises 1 percent (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) ? The Nasdaq advanced more than 1 percent while the Dow and S&P 500 added to gains on Wednesday as optimism about potential help from the International Monetary Fund for Europe.

Technology shares led the rise on the S&P 500, with the S&P technology index (.GPST) up 1.5 percent.

The Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) was up 79.58 points, or 0.64 percent, at 12,561.65. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (.SPX) was up 10.66 points, or 0.82 percent, at 1,304.33. The Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) was up 32.55 points, or 1.19 percent, at 2,760.63.

(Reporting By Caroline Valetkevitch; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)

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