Wall Street climbs at open, to stay volatile

By IBTimes Staff Reporter | March 17 2011 9:48 AM

U.S. stocks advanced at the open on Thursday, a day after Wall Street wiped out most of its gains for the year, but Japan's nuclear crisis was set to drive trading in another volatile session for markets.

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The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> gained 140.55 points, or 1.21 percent, to 11,753.85. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> climbed 17.06 points, or 1.36 percent, to 1,273.94. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> rose 38.39 points, or 1.47 percent, to 2,655.21.

(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak)

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