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U.S. stocks open higher ahead of long weekend

Xinhua, July 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

U.S. stocks opened mildly higher on Friday, the first trading day of the new quarter, as traders shifted their focus from Brexit to the release of a batch of economic data ahead of the long weekend.

Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked up 8.37 points, or 0.05 percent, to 17,938.36. The S&P 500 rose 2.14 points, or 0.10 percent, to 2,101.00. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 8.48 points, or 0.18 percent, to 4,851.15.

On the economic front, the seasonally adjusted Markit Flash U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index came in at 51.3 in June, slightly below market consensus of 51.4, but up from 50.7 in May.

Meanwhile, the Institute Supply Management (ISM) will release the manufacturing data later Friday.

U.S. stocks market will be closed Monday for the Independence Day holiday.

Markets showed a sign of recovery earlier this week across the globe after a record 3 trillion U.S. dollars in market capitalization was wipe off in the post-Brexit plunge. Britain's benchmark FTSE 100 Index has completely recovered to pre-vote levels Wednesday.

Analysts said fears receded that the stunning referendum results could send global markets on a wild descent.

U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday, the last trading day of the second quarter, as investors cheered a recovery from the post-Brexit losses.

The Leave camp won Britain's Brexit referendum last week by obtaining nearly 52 percent of the ballots, pulling the country out of the 28-nation European Union (EU) after its 43-year membership. Endi