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Stocks gain at open on bargain hunting


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street opened higher on Wednesday on bargain hunting after a recent sell-off and as U.S. Treasury Timothy Geithner flew to Europe to press for united action to tackle the region's deepening debt crisis.

    The Dow Jones industrial average was up 78.90 points, or 0.79 percent, at 10,122.65. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 10.79 points, or 1 percent, at 1,084.82. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 28.73 points, or 1.30 percent, at 2,239.68.

    (Reporting by Angela Moon; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)