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Wall Street jumps at open on fiscal deal

January 2, 2013 2:42 PM GMT

Stocks soared on the first day of trading in 2013 after lawmakers agreed a deal to avoid massive tax hikes and spending cuts that had threatened to hurt economic growth.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> surged 149.41 points, or 1.14 percent, at 13,253.55. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was up 19.17 points, or 1.34 percent, at 1,445.36. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was up 74.47 points, or 2.47 percent, at 3,093.98.

Wednesday marked the best day for the Nasdaq since June 30.

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(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Bernadette Baum)

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