NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose at the open on Thursday, led by gains in Apple after its earnings as well as buyback and stock split announcements, while other sector bellwethers including General Motors and Aetna also rose after results.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 20.68 points or 0.13 percent, to 16,522.33, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 6.45 points or 0.34 percent, to 1,881.84 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 37.409 points or 0.91 percent, to 4,164.376.
(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
