US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens higher on jobs data

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NEW YORK, Sept 3 | Fri Sep 3, 2010 9:37am EDT

NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday after a better-than-expected jobs report lifted investor optimism on the economy.

* The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI gained 93.55 points, or 0.91 percent, to 10,413.65. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX rose 10.55 points, or 0.97 percent, to 1,100.65. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC climbed 25.77 points, or 1.17 percent, to 2,225.78. (Reporting by Leah Schnurr; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)

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