NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose at the open on Wednesday after China's economic growth exceeded expectations and Yahoo shares rallied on the strength of revenue growth in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, in which it has a stake.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 51.8 points, or 0.32 percent, to 16,314.36, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 7.02 points, or 0.38 percent, to 1,850 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 31.464 points, or 0.78 percent, to 4,065.625.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
