US: Wall St opens higher with focus on Fed speakers, economic data

WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Sep 22) after concerns over interest rates battered stocks in the prior session, while investors awaited data and comments from policymakers for hints on the Federal Reserve’s next steps.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 6.66 points, or 0.02 per cent, at the open to 34,077.08.

The S&P 500 opened higher by 11.74 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 4,341.74, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 63.19 points, or 0.48 per cent, to 13,287.17 at the opening bell. REUTERS