NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks inched higher at the open on Friday as investors lauded GE's decision to divest the bulk of its high-risk GE Capital business and share repurchase plan.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 22.52 points, or 0.13 percent, to 17,981.25, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 3.69 points, or 0.18 percent, to 2,094.87 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 6.29 points, or 0.13 percent, to 4,980.85.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)