US: S&P 500 edges higher with trade negotiations, earnings in focus

[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 edged up at the open on Thursday (Apr 24), as investors assessed a bevy of mixed corporate results and developments in the US-China trade war.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 75.5 points, or 0.19 per cent, at the open to 39,531.05.

The S&P 500 rose 5.5 points, or 0.10 per cent, at the open to 5,381.38​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 46.7 points, or 0.28 per cent, to 16,754.756 at the opening bell. REUTERS