NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks opened higher on Tuesday, buoyed by earnings that were not as dire as some had feared and hopes for swift action from new Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner to prevent the recession from worsening.
Highlights:
* U.S. Steel Corp
* DuPont
* The Dow <.DJI> gains 39.27 points, or 0.48 percent, to 8,155.30. The S&P 500 Index <.SPX> rises 5.16 points, or 0.62 percent, to 841.73. The Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> adds 10.19 points, or 0.68 percent, to 1,499.65.
(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by James Dalgleish)