US: Wall St opens higher as tech stocks gain
Published Wed, Jan 17, 2018 · 02:55 PM
[NEW YORK] Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday, led by gains in technology stocks including Microsoft and IBM.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 156.43 points, or 0.61 per cent, to 25,949.29. The S&P 500 gained 9.75 points, or 0.351172 per cent, to 2,786.17. The Nasdaq Composite added 33.63 points, or 0.47 per cent, to 7,257.31.
REUTERS
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