WALL STREET
WALL STREET

U.S. stocks strengthened in the opening minutes of trading on .

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 94.38 to 34,886.42 at 9:31 a.m. ET.

The Standard & Poor's 500 Index increased 10.40 to 4,414.45.

The NASDAQ Composite Index moved higher 8.10 to 14,787.09.