US: Wall St opens higher after falling for two days

WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Nov 18) as investors looked past hawkish comments from a top Federal Reserve official that had fanned fears of aggressive interest rate hikes from the central bank.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 60.3 points, or 0.18 per cent, at the open to 33,606.59.

The S&P 500 rose 19.8 points, or 0.50 per cent, at the open to 3,966.39​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 112.0 points, or 1.01 per cent, to 11,257.007 at the opening bell. REUTERS