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NEW YORK, Oct 4 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose at the open on
Thursday after labor market data came in within expectations and
following encouraging comments by European Central Bank
President Mario Draghi on tools to tackle the region’s debt
crisis.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 40.66 points,
or 0.30 percent, to 13,535.27. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index
gained 3.54 points, or 0.24 percent, to 1,454.53. The
Nasdaq Composite Index gained 5.45 points, or 0.17
percent, to 3,140.68.
