US: Wall Street opens higher as markets await trade talks

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Jul 9), as investors shrugged off President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff moves and kept a close watch on negotiations with global trade partners.

At 9.31 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 177.94 points, or 0.40 per cent, to 44,418.70, the S&P 500 gained 25.54 points, or 0.41 per cent, to 6,251.06 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 118.04 points, or 0.58 per cent, to 20,536.50. REUTERS