Wall St up as help seen for Spanish banks

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 87.42 points to 12,215

U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday on signs of urgent moves in Europe to rescue Spain's troubled banks, but comments from the ECB president disappointed a market hoping for further stimulus to tackle the euro zone's debt crisis.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 87.42 points, or 0.72%, to 12,215.37. The S&P 500 Index gained 9.42 points, or 0.73%, to 1,294.92. The Nasdaq Composite added 24.98 points, or 0.90%, to 2,803.09.