US: Wall St rises at open as investors assess bank earnings

WALL Street’s main indexes opened marginally higher on Wednesday (Jul 19) as investors digested Goldman Sachs second-quarter results and assessed strong earnings from a number of smaller banks.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 39.28 points, or 0.11 per cent, at the open to 34,991.21.

The S&P 500 opened higher by 8.89 points, or 0.20 per cent, at 4,563.87, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 44.89 points, or 0.31 per cent, to 14,398.53 at the opening bell. REUTERS