Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday after Goldman Sachs rounded out a strong earnings season for big banks, while a surprise rise in retail sales strengthened views about economic recovery.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 111.07 points, or 0.32%, at the open to 35,023.63.
The S&P 500 opened higher by 9.43 points, or 0.21%, at 4,447.69, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 67.81 points, or 0.46%, to 14,891.24 at the opening bell.