Wall Street opens higher after payroll report
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 17, 2013. REUTERS-Brendan McDermid
NEW YORK | Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:35am EDT
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday after weaker-than-expected job creation last month raised expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue to stimulate the economy at the current pace
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 22.92 points, or 0.15 percent, at 15,415.12. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX was up 3.86 points, or 0.22 percent, at 1,748.52. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was up 14.35 points, or 0.37 percent, at 3,934.40.
(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Kenneth Barry)
