US: Wall St opens higher led by tech stocks
[NEW YORK] US stocks opened higher on Tuesday, led by technology stocks, as upbeat earnings from blue-chip companies helped ease jitters over the impact of an ongoing US-China trade war and other global issues on corporate profits.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 100.98 points, or 0.40 per cent, at the open to 25,351.53.
The S&P 500 opened higher by 16.26 points, or 0.59 per cent, at 2,767.05. The Nasdaq Composite gained 71.04 points, or 0.96 per cent, to 7,501.78 at the opening bell.
REUTERS
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