U.S. shares opened higher earlier on Friday trading session pushing the benchmark stock indexes Standard & Poor's 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average towards their new record highs as jobs data showed that the economy is gaining momentum. The S&P 500 index added 0.40% to 1,896.36, the Dow Jones index rose 0.27% to 16,616.67 and the Nasdaq Composite index jumped 0.58% to 4,262.23.