US Stocks Open Higher on Friday

Wall Street’s major indexes opened higher on Friday, boosted by big-cap technology stocks and risk flows continuing to dominate the markets, with the focus shifting to business activity data later in the day.

The S&P 500 is up 0.45% today at 4,387, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 0.6% at 35,025 and the Nasdaq Composite is up 0.15% at 14,706.

As the West Texas Intermediate loses steam, the Energy Index is also slightly lower. WTI fell to $71.60 a barrel.