US: Wall St opens at record levels

[NEW YORK] Wall Street's main indexes opened at record levels on Wednesday following a spate of earnings reports from companies such as General Electric, Abbott Labs and United Technologies.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 85.89 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 26,296.7. The S&P 500 gained 7.1 points, or 0.250077 per cent, to 2,846.23. The Nasdaq Composite added 14.48 points, or 0.19 per cent, to 7,474.77.

REUTERS