U.S. stocks opened higher Friday, with major benchmarks on track for modest weekly gains, as investors await data on the services sector of the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.17% was up 0.2% soon after the opening bell, while the S&P 500 SPX, +1.61% rose 0.4% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, +1.97% gained 0.5%, according to FactSet data, at last check. Investors on Friday morning will see data from the S&P Global U.S. services PMI index and an ISM survey on the U.S. services sector. For the week, the Dow was heading for a 0.8% gain, the S&P 500 was on pace to rise 0.7% and the Nasdaq was on track to advance 1.1%, FactSet data show, at last check.
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