WALL STREET
WALL STREET

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

The Dow Jones Industrial Average strengthened 84.95 to 34,917.30 at 9:30 a.m. ET.

The Standard & Poor's 500 Index increased 8.84 to 4,394.62.

The NASDAQ Composite Index moved higher 18.70 to 14,693.50.