Nov 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened slightly higher on

Black Friday, with Wall Street's main indexes set for monthly

gains as the holiday shopping season kicked off, putting retail

companies in the spotlight.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 38.0 points, or

0.08%, at the open to 44,760.05. The S&P 500 rose 5.2

points, or 0.09%, at the open to 6,003.98​, while the Nasdaq

Composite rose 27.0 points, or 0.14%, to 19,087.467 at

the opening bell.