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Wall St opens higher after June jobs report eases rate-hike bets

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Published Thu, Jul 2, 2026 · 09:42 PM
    • The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 90.0 points, or 0.17 per cent, at the open to 52,395.22. 
    • The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 90.0 points, or 0.17 per cent, at the open to 52,395.22.  PHOTO: REUTERS

    [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Thursday (Jul 2) after a softer-than-expected employment report for June tempered expectations for interest-rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 90.0 points, or 0.17 per cent, at the open to 52,395.22.

    The S&P 500 rose 11.9 points, or 0.16 per cent, at the open to 7,495.14​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 7.4 points, or 0.03 per cent, to 26,047.382. REUTERS

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