US: S&P 500, Dow open higher after robust earnings run
[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes opened near record highs on Wednesday, as a largely upbeat corporate earnings season and optimism around a US-China trade truce drive a Wall Street rally.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10.11 points, or 0.04 per cent, at the open to 27,502.74.
The S&P 500 opened higher by 0.48 points, or 0.02 per cent, at 3,075.10. The Nasdaq Composite, however, dropped 8.11 points, or 0.10 per crent, to 8,426.57 at the opening bell.
REUTERS
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