NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock opened higher on Friday as employment notched a second straight month of solid gains while the unemployment rate fell to a two-year low.
The Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI: Quote, Profile, Research) gained 51.85 points, or 0.42 percent, to 12,371.58. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (.SPX: Quote, Profile, Research) gained 7.80 points, or 0.59 percent, to 1,333.63. The Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC: Quote, Profile, Research) gained 13.30 points, or 0.48 percent, to 2,794.37. (Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Kenneth Barry)
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