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    JPMorgan leads Dow Jones average to a big gain

    NEW YORK (AP) — Big banks are leading stocks sharply higher on Wall Street. Strong earnings from JPMorgan sent its stock up 5 percent, the biggest gain in the Dow Jones industrial average.

    The Dow jumped 184 points to 12,757 shortly before noon Eastern. The Dow is coming off a six-day slump, the longest losing streak since mid-May.

    JPMorgan, the country's biggest bank, posted net income of $5 billion for the most recent quarter, easily topping Wall Street's forecasts. It also beat estimates for revenue.

    Wells Fargo, the other major bank reporting results Friday, said a rise in lending helped lift net income 18 percent. The bank's stock gained 3 percent.

    The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 18 points to 1,353 and the Nasdaq composite gained 34 points to 2,900.

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