Wall Street up as China data spurs optimism
U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday as stronger economic data from China fueled optimism that the worst of the global recession was past, even as General Motors filed for bankruptcy.
* Cisco Systems Inc
* The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> gained 102.51 points, or 1.21 percent, to 8,602.84. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gained 11.83 points, or 1.29 percent, to 930.97. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> gained 23 points, or 1.3 percent, to 1,797.
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