US: Stocks open higher, set for best week since October

[BENGALURU] US stocks opened higher on Friday, setting them up for their best weekly performance since October.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 10.96 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 17,743.71, the S&P 500 gained 4.46 points, or 0.21 per cent, to 2,085.7 and the Nasdaq Composite index added 22.80 points, or 0.45 per cent, to 5,096.44.

REUTERS