NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday after data showed a decline in weekly jobless claims while consumer spending and incomes improved.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 64.12 points, or 0.43 percent, at 14,974.26. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 7.83 points, or 0.49 percent, at 1,611.09. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 20.29 points, or 0.60 percent, at 3,396.52.
(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
