US: Wall St edges up at open after mixed bank earnings; Twitter jumps

[NEW YORK] Wall Street's main indexes inched higher at open on Thursday (Apr 14), following mixed earnings from a slew of banks on the last day of a holiday-shortened week, while Twitter shares jumped after billionaire Elon Musk's takeover offer.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 63.9 points, or 0.18 per cent, at the open to 34628.46.

The S&P 500 rose 2.5 points, or 0.06 per cent, at the open to 4449.12, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 3.8 points, or 0.03 per cent, to 13647.425 at the opening bell. REUTERS