Wall Street ends near highs after strong data

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Reuters NEW YORK
Last Updated : Aug 28 2015 | 1:57 AM IST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street rallied in a volatile session on Thursday, fuelled by optimism after strong U.S. economic data and by hints that a September interest-rate hike was unlikely.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 369.26 points, or 2.27 percent, to 16,654.77, the S&P 500 gained 47.16 points, or 2.43 percent, to 1,987.67 and the Nasdaq Composite added 115.17 points, or 2.45 percent, to 4,812.71.

(Reporting by Noel Randewich; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

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First Published: Aug 28 2015 | 1:41 AM IST

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