Stocks extended losses on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq falling one percent, as investors pulled back after days of gains built on optimism built on expectations of progress on a resolution to the Eurozone debt crisis.

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 78.60 points, or 0.65 percent, at 12,071.53. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 10.50 points, or 0.83 percent, at 1,247.97. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 30.07 points, or 1.13 percent, at 2,619.49.

(Reporting By David Gaffen; Editing by James Dalgleish)

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