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Wall Street opens 1 percent higher on data, Europe


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks opened more than 1 percent higher on Thursday after Germany's lower house approved new powers for the euro zone's crisis fund and U.S. economic data was stronger than forecast.

    The Dow Jones industrial average was up 190.61 points, or 1.73 percent, at 11,201.51. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 18.10 points, or 1.57 percent, at 1,169.16. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 44.49 points, or 1.79 percent, at 2,536.07.

    (Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Kenneth Barry)