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Stocks open sharply higher as hopes build that Congress will pass virus relief package; Dow jumps 1,000 points, or 5.9%

| March 24, 2020 7:03 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks open sharply higher as hopes build that Congress will pass virus relief package; Dow jumps 1,000 points, or 5.9%.