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Wall Street edges higher at open


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Wednesday with traders citing comments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel about keeping Greece in the euro zone as encouraging for markets.

    The Dow Jones industrial average gained 46.93 points, or 0.37 percent, to 12,678.93. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 6.62 points, or 0.50 percent, to 1,337.28. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 12.05 points, or 0.42 percent, to 2,905.81.

    (Reporting By Edward Krudy, editing by Dave Zimmerman)