April 23 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes opened higher on Friday, while a fall in shares of American Express and Honeywell weighed on the Dow as investors awaited business activity data to gauge the pace of economic recovery.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 11.4 points, or 0.03%, at the open to 33804.52. The S&P 500 .SPX rose 3.8 points, or 0.09%, at the open to 4138.78, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rose 43.0 points, or 0.31%, to 13861.367 at the opening bell.
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