us stocks opened higher wednesday advancing after three straight days of declines as investors assessed adps national employment report showing that job growth slowed for a second straight month in august the dow jones industrial average djia was up 01 soon after the opening bell while the sp 500 spx rose 04 and the nasdaq composite comp gained 08 according to factset data at last check the revamped adp report released wednesday showed the us economy added 132000 jobs this month down from 268000 in july and 480000 in june annual pay was up 76 in august amid high inflation with pay growth stabilizing at elevated levels that are in line with monthly readings since the spring adp said