The benchmark S&P 500 and the tech-laden Nasdaq opened higher on Friday as investors cheered robust quarterly reports from Meta Platforms and Amazon.com, while a strong jobs report kept the upbeat sentiment in check.
The S&P 500 opened higher by 9.87 points, or 0.20 percent, at 4,916.06, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 41.52 points, or 0.27 percent, to 15,403.16 at the opening bell.
