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Wall St opens up, Nasdaq gains on tech results

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Reuters NEW YORK

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened modestly higher on Friday, with the Nasdaq outperforming on the back of strong results from companies such as Amazon and Microsoft .

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 10.21 points, or 0.07 percent, at 15,519.42. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 3.10 points, or 0.18 percent, at 1,755.17. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 24.17 points, or 0.62 percent, at 3,953.13.

(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Bernadette Baum)

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First Published: Oct 25 2013 | 7:04 PM IST

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