us stocks opened higher friday but the dow jones industrial average remained on track for a weekly loss after four straight days of declines the dow djia was up 02 soon after the opening bell while the sp 500 spx rose 03 and the nasdaq composite comp edged up 02 according to factset data at last check the dow was heading for a weekly decline of 08 while the sp 500 was on pace to eke out a 01 gain and the technologyheavy nasdaq was on track to rise 1 for the week investors will get a reading on consumer sentiment at 10 am eastern time