Major U.S. stock indexes opened in the green on Friday as upbeat corporate earnings bolstered investor sentiment. Strong quarterly results from heavyweights including Apple, Amazon, Coinbase and Colgate-Palmolive helped lift markets, alongside updates from other major companies as earnings season accelerates.
At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.11%, while the Nasdaq 100 jumped 1.22%, supported by strength in tech and growth stocks. The S&P 500 rose 0.71%, extending gains as investors weighed robust corporate performance against the broader macroeconomic backdrop.
In currency markets, the euro slipped 0.14% against the U.S. dollar to trade near 1.15490 at 9:29 a.m. ET, reflecting continued dollar strength amid shifting rate-path expectations and global economic uncertainty.
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