Wall St advances for 2nd day; Fed in focus


1 of 2. Trader Warren Meyers works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, June 18, 2013.
Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid

NEW YORK | Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:36am IST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced for a second straight day on Tuesday as investors bet the Federal Reserve would temper recent statements that were interpreted as meaning an early reduction of stimulus efforts.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 138.76 points, or 0.91 percent, at 15,318.61. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 12.76 points, or 0.78 percent, at 1,651.80. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 30.05 points, or 0.87 percent, at 3,482.18.
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