stocks opened slightly higher wednesday as investors continued to sift through corporate earnings the dow jones industrial average djia rose 23 points or 01 to 35481 the sp 500 spx rose 01 to 4526 while the nasdaq composite comp edged up 01 to 15151 with both indexes attempting to extend a winning streak to six sessions shares of netflix inc nflx dropped 27 after the streaming video company reported a bounce in thirdquarter revenue and subscriber numbers but a slightly disappointing fourthquarter forecast