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US: Wall St opens muted as investors assess data, Trump economic emergency report

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Published Wed, Jan 8, 2025 · 10:42 PM
    • The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 13.7 points, or 0.03%, at the open to 42,542.1.
    • The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 13.7 points, or 0.03%, at the open to 42,542.1. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

    WALL Street’s main indexes opened subdued on Wednesday (Jan 8), as investors digested softer-than-expected jobs data and took stock of a report that said President-elect Donald Trump was mulling a national economic emergency declaration.

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 13.7 points, or 0.03%, at the open to 42,542.1.

    The S&P 500 rose 1.6 points, or 0.03%, to 5,910.66​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 20.3 points, or 0.10%, to 19,469.365. REUTERS

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