MW: U.S. stocks rally at the start in Election Day advance
By Kate Gibson
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - U.S. stocks opened solidly higher on Tuesday as voters chose between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama for president and some analysts said bad corporate and economic news is largely priced into the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 189.56 points to 9,509.39. The S&P 500 gained 18.18 points to 984.48, while the Nasdaq Composite added 27.94 points to 1,754.27.
