 "Wall St. rises but pares gains as Middle East concerns persist")
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday after comments by President Donald Trump eased fears of an all-out conflict in the Middle East, but the market sharply pared gains late in the session following reports of blasts in Baghdad.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average <.DJI> rose 161.79 points, or 0.57%, to 28,745.47, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 15.88 points, or 0.49%, to 3,253.06 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 60.66 points, or 0.67%, to 9,129.24.
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(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch)
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