US: Wall St opens marginally higher as markets weigh data

[NEW YORK] Wall Street opened largely steady on Thursday (Jul 17), as investors mulled over fresh economic data, while upbeat results from Taiwan’s TSMC that energised US chipmakers.

At 09.31 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 40.95 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 44,295.73.

The S&P 500 gained 5.57 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 6,269.27 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 34.26 points, or 0.17 per cent, to 20,764.75. REUTERS