US stocks edge higher in early trading; Goodyear gains

FILE - In this Monday, July 6, 2015, file photo, a man uses a mobile phone while walking by a building in the Financial District in New York. Global stock markets rose Wednesday, July 29, 2015, as Chinese shares rebounded after a record sell-off and attention turned to a Federal Reserve meeting that might give clues about the timing of a U.S. interest rate hike. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) FILE - In this Monday, July 6, 2015, file photo, a man uses a mobile phone while walking by a building in the Financial District in New York. Global stock markets rose Wednesday, July 29, 2015, as Chinese shares rebounded after a record sell-off and attention turned to a Federal Reserve meeting that might give clues about the timing of a U.S. interest rate hike. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

By Associated Press July 29, 2015 1 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. stocks are opening slightly higher as Goodyear and other companies report strong results.

Health care stocks were among the biggest winners Wednesday. Gilead Sciences climbed 5 percent after reporting a surge in sales. The drug maker raised its full-year sales forecast for the second time.

Twitter sank 10 percent after reporting sluggish customer growth and Yelp plunged 28 percent after sinking to a loss and cutting its outlook.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 15 points, or 0.1 percent, to 17,645 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index edged up two points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,095. The Nasdaq composite increased nine points, or 0.2 percent, to 5,098.