Wall Street rises as markets continue to shrug off shutdown concerns (SPX:)

The stock market opened higher on Friday, as Wall Street seemed to remain unfazed by the U.S. government shutdown.

S&P 500 (SP500) +0.2%, the Dow (DJI) +0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite (COMP:IND) +0.2%.

Wall Street climbed higher on Thursday as