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Wall Street rises, boosted by strong economy

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Reuters NEW YORK

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth outweighed concerns about escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea and the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average <.DJI> rose 26.71 points, or 0.12 percent, to 21,892.08, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 11.26 points, or 0.46 percent, to 2,457.56 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 66.42 points, or 1.05 percent, to 6,368.31.

(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by James Dalgleish)

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First Published: Aug 31 2017 | 1:41 AM IST

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