Oct 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened

higher on Friday as optimism about an imminent interest-rate cut

by the Federal Reserve boosted sentiment in the final trading

session of a week that saw volatility due to the U.S. government

shutdown.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 64.2 points, or

0.14%, at the open to 46,583.95. The S&P 500 rose 6.8

points, or 0.10%, at the open to 6,722.14​, while the Nasdaq

Composite rose 42.1 points, or 0.18%, to 22,886.157.