* Wall Street opens higher; Nasdaq out front
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   * Cons disc biggest gainer of S&P sectors, energy sole loser
   * Dollar dips; crude, gold gain; US 10Y T-note yield ~0.77%

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   U.S. STOCKS GAIN AT OPEN, BOOSTED BY STIMULUS HOPES (0938 EDT/1338 GMT)
   Wall Street opened higher on Monday as optimism over the passage of a new round of fiscal relief stoked investor risk appetite.
   All three major U.S. stock indexes are in the green, with Nasdaq out front.
   U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that although there remain a wide range of differences with the White House, she was hopeful that a stimulus package could be passed before the Nov. 3 election.
   Shares of Boeing Co are up after American Airlines Group announced plans to return the planemaker's grounded 737 MAX aircraft to service by the end of the year. 
   Oilfield services firm Halliburton Co reported its fourth straight quarterly loss due to slumping oil prices and plunging demand for its services.
   A busy week of quarterly reports lies ahead, International Business Machines Inc  results are expected after the bell.
   Here is your opening snapshot: 
   (Stephen Culp)
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