US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St extends gains, Nasdaq up 1 pct

NEW YORK, Aug 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended gains on Thursday, with the Nasdaq rising 1 percent with help from Cisco Systems, which raised its dividend.

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 85.54 points, or 0.65 percent, at 13,250.32. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 9.79 points, or 0.70 percent, at 1,415.32. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 30.66 points, or 1.01 percent, at 3,061.59.

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