NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks opened sharply higher on Friday, putting the S&P 500 on track to break a four-day string of losses, following the July nonfarm payrolls report, which was stronger than expected.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was up 156.44 points, or 1.21 percent, at 13,035.32. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was up 16.41 points, or 1.20 percent, at 1,381.41. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was up 42.81 points, or 1.47 percent, at 2,952.58.
(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Dave Zimmerman)