NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose more than 1 percent at the open on Thursday after remarks by Europe's central bank chief about protecting the euro zone from collapse helped reassure a market already expecting the Federal Reserve to step up stimulus efforts.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> gained 108.42 points, or 0.86 percent, to 12,784.47. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gained 14.11 points, or 1.05 percent, to 1,352.00. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> gained 45.39 points, or 1.59 percent, to 2,899.63.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak, editing by Dave Zimmerman)
