Nasdaq up 2% at openMicrosoft results help push tech-laden index; Dow higher after Countrywide's rosy outlook.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The Nasdaq composite index soared more than 2 percent at Friday's open after Microsoft's earnings report, while Countrywide's rosy outlook helped lift the broader market. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 0.7 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was 0.9 percent higher. Among stocks in the news early Friday: Countrywide Financial (Charts, Fortune 500), Microsoft (Charts, Fortune 500), Baker-Hughes (Charts, Fortune 500), Waste Management (Charts, Fortune 500), Vonage Holidngs (Charts) and XM Satellite Radio (Charts). |
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