Wall Street opens higher after data

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose at the open on Thursday after data on the housing and labor markets did little to change investors' assessment of the economy, with the Philadelphia Fed survey of business activity still to come.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> was up 22.42 points, or 0.17 percent, at 13,187.20. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.spx> was up 2.82 points, or 0.20 percent, at 1,408.35. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.ixic> was up 9.52 points, or 0.31 percent, at 3,040.45.

(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Kenneth Barry)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/stock-futures-signal-higher-wall-street-open-084458017--finance.html

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