Stocks Open Higher, Led by Techs; MS Falls By: CNBC.com News July 19, 2012 at 09:31 AM EDT Stocks opened higher Thursday, fueled by some strong tech earnings, but gains were limited after a report that showed weekly jobless claims rose more than expected. Read More >> Related Stocks: Bank of America Citigroup Express Scripts Holding Goldman Sachs Group Google, Inc. International Business Machines JPMorgan Chase & Co Microsoft Morgan Stanley Qualcomm, Inc. SanDisk Corp TravelersCompanies Verizon Communications Walgreen Company eBay