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U.S. stocks are rising at the opening bell as Apple surges following a strong quarterly report.
Banks are jumping Wednesday as a strong report on private company hiring sends interest rates higher.
Apple jumped 4.3 percent after it beat Wall Street’s expectations in its fiscal third quarter and forecast better-than-expected sales.
Bond yields climbed after a survey by payroll processor ADP said private U.S. businesses added 219,000 jobs in July. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.01 percent.
Bank of America gained 1.5 percent.
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S&P 500 rose 6 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,822.
The Dow rose 19 points, or 0.1 percent, to 25,435. The Nasdaq composite gained 36 points, or 0.5 percent, to 7,708.
