US: Wall St opens higher as Trump’s Treasury selection boosts sentiment

WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Nov 25), with the blue-chip Dow scaling a record high, driven by investor optimism following Scott Bessent’s nomination as Treasury Secretary in the incoming Trump administration.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 89.0 points, or 0.20 per cent, at the open to 44,385.49.

The S&P 500 rose 22.9 points, or 0.38 per cent, at the open to 5,992.28?, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 136.9 points, or 0.72 per cent, to 19,140.586 at the opening bell. REUTERS