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Stocks are higher at the open.

The S&P 500 up six tenths percent or 12 points to 2002.

The Dow Jones industrial average is up half a percent or 79 points to 17,074 the NASDAQ's up 1% or 48 points to 47 10.

Ten year Treasury little change yield 1.93 percent on the 2-year 0.94 percent.

Nymex crude oil up 2.3 percent or 86 cents to 3870 a barrel.

Comex gold is down 4 tenths percent or $5.70 cents to $12.66.90 an ounce.

The euro $1.11.19 and the yen $13.64.

Tom and Mike.

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