NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose at the open on Friday after November payrolls came in much stronger than anticipated as financials rose on heightened expectations a rate hike from the Federal Reserve may come sooner than previously thought.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 33.2 points, or 0.19 percent, to 17,933.3, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 2.77 points, or 0.13 percent, to 2,074.69 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 9.18 points, or 0.19 percent, to 4,778.61.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
