Energy, financial stocks give Wall Street modest lift

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street advanced modestly on Wednesday after a sharp rise in oil prices boosted energy shares, while better-than-anticipated data on the labour market helped financial stocks. U.S. oil prices jumped more than 3 percent to settle at $40.83 a barrel after a larger-than-expected gasoline draw offset a surprise build in U.S. crude stockpiles.