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Nasdaq sets record as Wall St. bounces back

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq Composite setting a record closing high, led by a rebound in technology and healthcare stocks and on optimism that Greece would avoid defaulting on its debt.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 121.55 points, or 0.67 percent, to 18,163.09, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 19.29 points, or 0.92 percent, to 2,123.49 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 73.84 points, or 1.47 percent, to 5,106.59.

(Editing by Nick Zieminski)

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First Published: May 28 2015 | 1:36 AM IST

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