S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher as investors digest more bank earnings

U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday as investors digested a fresh batch of earnings, including reports from megabanks Goldman Sachs Group
GS,
-2.10%
and Bank of America Corp.
BAC,
-1.39%.
The S&P 500
SPX,
-0.09%
rose 12.5 points, or 0.3%, to 4,164 at the open, while the Nasdaq Composite
COMP,
-0.11%
gained 61 points, or 0.5%, to 12,218. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.38%
declined by 34 points, or 0.1%, to 33,952 as Goldman shares sold off, weighing on the blue-chip gauge. Investors will receive more earnings reports after the bell, including numbers from Netflix Inc.
NFLX,
-0.26%