New York - US stocks rose in early trade on Friday, lifted by a strong Nike earnings report and promising clinical results from Biogen on a medication to treat Alzheimer's Disease.
About 25 minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 18 098.03, up 139.00 points (0.77%).
The broad-based S&P 500 gained 14.00 (0.67%) to 2 103.27, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index surged 34.84 (0.70%) to 5 027.22.