Wall St extends gains, Nasdaq up one percent

February 13, 2012 3:00 PM EST

Stocks extended gains on Monday, with the Nasdaq rising one percent on strength in large-cap tech shares.

Equities had been higher earlier after Greece's parliament approved strict financial reforms needed to obtain an international bailout package.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was up 85.52 points, or 0.67 percent, at 12,886.75. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was up 10.50 points, or 0.78 percent, at 1,353.14. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was up 29.26 points, or 1.01 percent, at 2,933.14.

Apple Inc was one of the top boosts to the Nasdaq, rising 1.6 percent to $501.39. Google Inc gained 1.2 percent to $612.97.

(Editing by Kenneth Barry)

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