NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street opened higher on Friday after a better-than-expected reading on second-quarter economic growth cheered investors ahead of a speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 64.48 points, or 0.65 percent, at 10,050.29. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 6.64 points, or 0.63 percent, at 1,053.86. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 15.59 points, or 0.74 percent, at 2,134.28.