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Wall St edges up at the open after jobs report

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Reuters NEW YORK

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened slightly higher on Friday, putting the S&P 500 on track to extend its best weekly gain in seven, after a stronger-than-expected monthly payrolls report.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 15.8 points, or 0.09 percent, to 17,900.68, the S&P 500 gained 2.57 points, or 0.12 percent, to 2,065.09 and the Nasdaq Composite added 4.39 points, or 0.09 percent, to 4,769.49.

(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Bernadette Baum; Editing by)

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First Published: Feb 06 2015 | 8:06 PM IST

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