NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rallied at the open on Thursday as crude oil prices fell and applications for unemployment insurance dropped to their lowest level in more than 2-1/2 years.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> gained 125.63 points, or 1.04 percent, to 12,192.43. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> rose 14.61 points, or 1.12 percent, to 1,323.05. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> jumped 34.44 points, or 1.25 percent, to 2,782.51.
