U.S. stocks opened slightly higher on Friday but the main indexes were still looking to book modest weekly losses. The S&P 500 was up 8 points, or 0.4%, at 1,901. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 96 points, or 0.6%, to 16,162. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite began the day up 8 points, or 0.2%, at 4,515.
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