US: Wall St opens higher with economic data, tariffs in focus

WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Mar 3), ahead of a crucial deadline on tariffs on top trade partners, while investors awaited a number of data reports to gauge the health of the world’s largest economy.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 59.6 points, or 0.14 per cent, at the open to 43,900.49.

The S&P 500 rose 13.8 points, or 0.23 per cent, at the open to 5,968.33, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 76.1 points, or 0.40 per cent, to 18,923.358 at the opening bell. REUTERS