(Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday after better-than-expected retail sales data, the latest sign that a recovery in the U.S. economy was gaining momentum.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 30.03 points, or 0.17 percent, to 18,030.43, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 3.44 points, or 0.16 percent, to 2,108.64 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 11.17 points, or 0.22 percent, to 5,087.86.
(Reporting by Narottam Medhora in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)
