NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose more than 1 percent at the open on Wednesday as Intel Corp's solid quarterly results and outlook reinforced hopes for an economic recovery and a rebound in technology spending.
* Regional U.S. economic data underpinned the positive sentiment, with the New York Fed's Empire State index for July showing business conditions in the state at their strongest since April 2008.
* The Dow Jones industrial average gained 98.62 points, or 1.18 percent, to 8,458.11. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 11.46 points, or 1.27 percent, to 917.30. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 27.82 points, or 1.55 percent, to 1,827.55.