News: U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday

Initial claims for unemployment benefits last week, after publication of the report, a small U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday. Initial claims for unemployment benefits last week increased to 40.9 million, but below market expectations of 41.2 million. Average number of weeks since the July 2008 record low since.

 EST at 09:30 on January 6th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.12 points to 11,720.77 points, down 0.02%; the Nasdaq composite index rose 2.26 points to 2,704.46 points, or 0.08%; the S & P 500 Index Flat.