US: Wall St opens higher as AI stocks advance, oil slides

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Published Mon, Sep 21, 2026 · 10:05 PM
    • The Dow Jones Industrial Average rises 254.1 points, or 0.49 per cent, at the open to 51936.76.
    • The Dow Jones Industrial Average rises 254.1 points, or 0.49 per cent, at the open to 51936.76. PHOTO: EPA

    [NEW YORK] Gains in AI stocks boosted the main US stock indexes on Monday (Sep 21), as Treasury yields retreated and crude prices tumbled more than 2 per cent to hit an 11-day low on indications of progress in Middle East negotiations.

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 254.1 points, or 0.5 per cent, at the open to 51936.76. The S&P 500 increased 42.3 points, or 0.6 per cent, at the open to 7692.83​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 200.6 points, or 0.8 per cent, to 26723.194 at the opening bell. REUTERS

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