US: Wall St opens higher after Netflix results, Trump's AI investment plans
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WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Jan 22), with the benchmark S&P 500 just shy of a record high, as investors cheered streaming giant Netflix’s strong quarterly performance and President Donald Trump’s multi-billion dollar support to bolster AI infrastructure.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 152.3 points, or 0.35 per cent, at the open to 44,178.06.
The S&P 500 rose 32.2 points, or 0.53 per cent, at the open to 6,081.39, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 146.3 points, or 0.74 per cent, to 19,903.046. REUTERS
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