Nasdaq briefly turns down with Google
Google shares began the session higher following the company's strong earnings results late Thursday.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 50.93 points, or 0.43 percent, at 11,873.73. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 5.26 points, or 0.41 percent, at 1,285.52. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 1.17 points, or 0.04 percent, at 2,705.46.
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch, Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)