US: Wall St opens higher as trade optimism holds

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (May 14) after the week’s strong start, as soft inflation data and the US-China tariff truce boosted sentiment, while Donald Trump’s Gulf tour stoked expectations of additional trade agreements.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 9.7 points, or 0.02 per cent, at the open to 42,150.09.

The S&P 500 rose 10.2 points, or 0.17 per cent, at the open to 5,896.74​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 64.6 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 19,074.722 at the opening bell. REUTERS