US: Wall St opens higher on recovery hopes

Published Fri, Mar 26, 2021 · 02:07 PM

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    [NEW YORK] Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Friday as investors bought undervalued energy and bank stocks, betting on what is expected to be the fastest economic growth since 1984.

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 61.6 points, or 0.19 per cent, at the open to 32681.07. The S&P 500 rose 7.6 points, or 0.19 per cent, at the open to 3917.12, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 18.3 points, or 0.14 per cent, to 12996.026 at the opening bell.

    REUTERS

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