* The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> gained 36.88 points, or 0.36 percent, to 10,346.80. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gained 3.76 points, or 0.34 percent, to 1,095.25. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> gained 4.54 points, or 0.21 percent, to 2,142.98.
(Reporting by Ellis Mnyandu; Editing by Jan Paschal)






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