Wall Street extends gains; Nasdaq up 1 percent
June 15th, 2012 by admin

(Reuters) – Wall Street extended gains in late afternoon trade on Friday on hopes of collective action from global central bankers if the closely watched election in Greece this weekend results in market turmoil.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 94.90 points, or 0.75 percent, at 12,746.81. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index .SPX was up 10.80 points, or 0.81 percent, at 1,339.90. The Nasdaq Composite Index.IXIC was up 30.49 points, or 1.07 percent, at 2,866.82.

(Reporting By Angela Moon, editing by Dave Zimmerman)