Stocks Climb At Open After Apple Earns

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Stocks opened higher on Wednesday after forecast-beating results from Apple removed a weeks-old market overhang and lifted optimism in a corporate earnings season that has already outstripped expectations.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI added 24.51 points, or 0.19 percent, at 13,026.07. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX rose 9.75 points, or 0.71 percent, at 1,381.72. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC climbed 51.08 points, or 1.72 percent, at 3,012.68.

REUTERS