Wall Street opens up after recent weakness

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose at the open on Thursday as recent weakness sent investors looking for bargains, with the S&P 500 appearing to find support after hitting a two-month low in the prior session.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> gained 49.27 points, or 0.38 percent, to 12,884.33. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> rose 8.85 points, or 0.65 percent, to 1,363.43. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> added 13.17 points, or 0.45 percent, to 2,947.88.

(Reporting By Chuck Mikolajczak; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)