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Stocks soar on hopes Congress will break impasse on pandemic relief package

By Jay Heflin

Published March 24, 2020 1:43pm ET

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Stocks soar on hopes Congress will break impasse on pandemic relief package — Specialist Gregg Maloney works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. Stocks are extending their slump on Wall Street, led by drops in big technology companies, as rising bond yields draw investors out of stocks. | (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

U.S. stocks climbed at opening Tuesday as Senate leaders were optimistic about reaching an agreement on a $2 trillion pandemic relief bill.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened up 6.03%.

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