Oct 24 (Reuters) – Wall Street opened on solid ground on Friday, as investors welcomed a cooler-than-expected inflation reading, while Intel's upbeat results offered a boost. At 09:30 a.m., the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 221.66 points, or 0.47%, to 46,956.27. The S&P 500 gained 43.88 points, or 0.66%, to 6,782.32, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 200.07 points, or 0.87%, to 23,141.87. (Reporting by Pranav Kashyap in Bangalore; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)

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