US: Wall St opens higher after Netflix results, Trump's AI investment plans

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