Wall St extends gains as Mubarak goes
U.S. stocks briefly extended gains on Friday after news that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had stepped down after demonstrations against his rule.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> gained 33.34 points, or 0.27 percent, to 12,262.63. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gained 4.62 points, or 0.35 percent, to 1,326.49. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> gained 7.53 points, or 0.27 percent, to 2,797.98.
(Editing by Kenneth Barry)
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