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.