New York - US stock markets opened higher on Friday, despite a poor Italian bond auction that provided the latest twist in Europe's long-running debt crisis.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 60.06 points (0.53%) to 11 317.61 shortly after the open.
The broader S&P 500-stock index rose 17.82 points (1.50%) to 1 170.22, while the tech-rich Nasdaq rose 13.44 points (0.55%) to 2 473.52.
Italy had to pay record rates to raise €10bn, sparking more share selling, analysts at Briefing.com suggested.
But the market nonetheless found upward momentum in a holiday-shortened session.