* Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo post solid results
* Indexes up: Dow 0.5 pct, S&P 500 0.6 pct, Nasdaq 0.9 pct
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By Chuck Mikolajczak
NEW YORK, Oct 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, led by bank shares, after solid quarterly earnings from Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo.
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"(Earnings) haven't been phenomenal, but the market hangs in there with good in-line earnings" said Todd Leone, head of listed trading at Cowen & Co in New York.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> gained 50.41 points, or 0.50 percent, to 10,091.89. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> added 7.01 points, or 0.64 percent, to 1,098.07. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> climbed 20.26 points, or 0.94 percent, to 2,183.73.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)