US: Wall Street opens higher with tech earnings, trade updates in focus

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Jul 21), as investors welcomed the prospects of new trade deals to kick off a week packed with earnings from tech giants that could dictate the market’s next move.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 26.2 points, or 0.06 per cent, at the open to 44,368.4.

The S&P 500 rose 7.9 points, or 0.13 per cent, at the open to 6,304.74​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 64.7 points, or 0.31 per cent, to 20,960.33 at the opening bell. REUTERS