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Wall Street ends up, led by energy shares

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Reuters NEW YORK

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Energy stocks pushed Wall Street higher on Wednesday due to an almost 6-percent jump in oil prices, but volume was light as many investors stayed on the sidelines a day ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates.

Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 139.16 points, or 0.84 percent, to 16,739.01, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 17.13 points, or 0.87 percent, to 1,995.22 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 28.72 points, or 0.59 percent, to 4,889.24.

(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

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First Published: Sep 17 2015 | 1:39 AM IST

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