Jan 31 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Friday on gains in Apple following its strong sales forecast, with an in-line reading for the Federal Reserve's favored inflation gauge keeping expectations about its interest-rate path unaffected.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 172.2 points, or 0.38%, at the open to 45054.36. The S&P 500 .SPX rose 25.6 points, or 0.42%, at the open to 6096.79, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rose 150.6 points, or 0.77%, to 19832.333 at the opening bell.