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Wall Street opens up after 'dovish' Fed minutes

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REUTERS - Wall Street opened slightly higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 on track for its best week this year, after minutes from the Federal Reserve's September meeting indicated slim chances of a hike in interest rates this year.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 30.33 points, or 0.18 percent, to 17,081.08. The S&P 500 gained 1.76 points, or 0.09 percent, to 2,015.19 and the Nasdaq composite index added 2.36 points, or 0.05 percent, to 4,813.15.

(Reporting by Darshana Sankararaman in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)

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First Published: Oct 09 2015 | 7:05 PM IST

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