US stock indexes rise in early trading, following big gains in Asia on new Japan stimulus
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Street signs mark the corner of Broadway and Wall Street, in New York's Financial District, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. Japan's stock benchmark surged 5 percent to the highest level since late 2007 and the yen slid against the dollar Friday Oct. 31, 2014 after the Bank of Japan unexpectedly announced new stimulus to boost a flagging economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (The Associated Press)
U.S. stocks are opening higher following big gains in Asia after Japan made moves to rev up its economy.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 18 points, or 0.9 percent, to 2,012 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time Friday.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 148 points, or 0.8 percent, to 17,346. The Nasdaq composite rose 67 points, or 1.5 percent, to 4,633.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Markets rose sharply in Asia after the Bank of Japan unexpectedly announced new stimulus measures to boost the country's flagging economy. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index jumped 5 percent.
In the U.S., GoPro soared 15 percent after the maker of wearable cameras reported higher earnings and revenue than analysts were expecting.
The price of the 10-year Treasury note fell. Its yield rose to 2.33 percent.