US stock market averages (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) open Friday's session in positive territory ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at 10 a.m. from the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium.

Seana Smith, Brad Smith, and Jared Blikre take a look at the market indexes, volatility levels (^VIX), and this morning's across-the-board sector gains.

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This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.