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US stocks opened modestly higher on Friday, putting major indexes on track for a second straight week of solid gains, encouraged by upbeat German growth data ahead of a reading on US.consumer sentiment.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 11.01 points, or 0.06 percent, to 17,983.39, the S&P 500 gained 1.08 points, or 0.05 percent, to 2,089.56 and the Nasdaq Composite added 11.24 points, or 0.23 percent, to 4,868.86.
