Wall Street opens higher on retailers' results

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Reuters NEW YORK
Last Updated : Aug 20 2013 | 7:28 PM IST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street edged higher on Tuesday after stocks' longest losing streak this year as major retailers reported positive profits and outlooks.

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 3.18 points, or 0.02 percent, at 15,007.56. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 1.31 points, or 0.08 percent, at 1,647.37. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 7.01 points, or 0.20 percent, at 3,596.10.

(Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

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