US: Stocks open higher as busy week for earnings, data kicks off

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Monday (Apr 28), as investors braced for a week packed with key economic data and earnings from some top companies, while US trade policy developments remained in focus.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 58.2 points, or 0.15 per cent, at the open to 40,171.74.

The S&P 500 rose 4.0 points, or 0.07 per cent, at the open to 5,529.22​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 8.0 points, or 0.05 per cent, to 17,390.928 at the opening bell. REUTERS