Wall Street opens up after mixed data (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) ? Stocks rose at the open on Friday, with the S&P 500 on track for a fourth straight day of gains as modest durable goods and consumer spending data was not enough to dampen optimism the U.S. recovery remained on track.

The Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) was up 32.92 points, or 0.27 percent, at 12,202.57. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (.SPX) rose 3.85 points, or 0.31 percent, at 1,257.85. The Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) added 7.04 points, or 0.27 percent, at 2,606.49.

(Reporting by Angela Moon; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)

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