Wall St. climbs, uncowed by inflation

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Last Updated : Feb 15 2018 | 2:50 AM IST

(Reuters) - Wall Street surged on Wednesday as investors shrugged off stronger-than-expected inflation data and snapped up shares of Facebook, Amazon.com and Apple.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 254.38 points, or 1.03 percent, to 24,893.83, the S&P 500 gained 35.72 points, or 1.34 percent, to 2,698.65 and the Nasdaq Composite added 130.11 points, or 1.86 percent, to 7,143.62.

(Reporting by Noel Randewich; Editing by James Dalgleish)

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First Published: Feb 15 2018 | 2:36 AM IST

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