NEW YORK, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose
on Wednesday as upbeat earnings from retailers pointed to
strength in U.S. consumer demand and held their gains after
minutes from the Federal Reserve's meeting last month showed
that policymakers had debated a more aggressive rate cut.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 241.45 points,
or 0.93%, to 26,203.89, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 23.91 points,
or 0.82%, to 2,924.42 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added
71.65 points, or 0.9%, to 8,020.21.