Wall Street opens higher as strong earnings lift mood

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday, leaving behind a brutal October, as a slew of positive earnings reports helped boost risk sentiment.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 26.32 points, or 0.10 percent, at the open to 25,142.08.

The S&P 500 .SPX opened higher by 5.84 points, or 0.22 percent, at 2,717.58. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 21.92 points, or 0.30 percent, to 7,327.82 at the opening bell.

Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila

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