US: Wall St opens higher as weekly jobless claims drop

[NEW YORK] Wall Street indexes opened higher on Wednesday as investors shrugged off President Donald Trump's threat to not sign a US$900 billion Covid-19 stimulus package, while weekly jobless claims came in better than feared.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 31.22 points, or 0.10 per cent, at the open to 30,046.73.

The S&P 500 opened higher by 6.16 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 3,693.42, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 27.02 points, or 0.21 per cent, to 12,834.94 at the opening bell.

REUTERS