Wall St gains after stronger-than-expected jobs report

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday following a stronger-than-expected jobs data that pointed to a resilient U.S. economy, while the unemployment rate ticked lower for January.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 55.0 points, or 0.11 percent, to 50,243.15 at the open. The S&P 500 rose 34.7 points, or 0.50 percent, to 6,976.48, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 175.8 points, 0.76 percent, to 23,278.29.