Stocks open higher on insurer aid
Stocks opened higher on Wednesday following news that the government would extend aid to life insurers and Pulte Homes'
announcement that it would buy rival home builder Centex
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was up 34.01 points, or 0.44 percent, at 7,823.57. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was up 6.07 points, or 0.74 percent, at 821.62. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was up 18.30 points, or 1.17 percent, at 1,579.91.
(Reporting by Ellis Mnyandu; Editing by Theodore d'Afflisio)
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