Wall Street opens higher on tariff relief
[NEW YORK] US stocks opened higher on Thursday (Jan 22), inching towards all-time highs, after President Donald Trump dialed back his threat of tariffs on European countries, while fresh data pointed to a resilient US economy.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.81 per cent. The S&P 500 rose 0.70 per cent, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.97 per cent at the opening bell. REUTERS
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