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S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher after inflation data; Mideast in focus

[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Friday (Apr 10) after March inflation data largely aligned with expectations despite persistent pressures from the Iran war, while investors asse...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 69.3 points, or 0.14 per cent, at the open to 47,840.63.

Wall St opens muted over fragile Mideast truce

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened muted on Thursday (Apr 9) after rallying in the previous session, as cracks emerged in the fragile Middle East ceasefire, while investors parsed through an...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 393.7 points, or 0.85 per cent, at the open to 46,978.17.

Wall Street opens higher after US-Iran ceasefire

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Apr 8) after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, sending crude prices lower on expectations that energy supplies through t...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 74.9 points, or 0.16 per cent, at the open to 46,744.76.

Wall St opens lower ahead of Trump's Iran deadline

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower open on Tuesday (Apr 7) as investors assessed comments from the US and Iran for any clues on where the conflict was headed, before President Donald T...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 32.5 points, or 0.07 per cent, at the open to 46,472.2.

S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher as investors weigh Mideast resolution hopes

[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Monday (Apr 6) after the indexes marked their biggest weekly jump in four months in the last session, while investors assessed prospects of an en...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 96.4 points, or 0.21 per cent, at the open to 46,469.36.

Wall St opens lower after Trump's comments dent Iran resolution hopes

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Apr 2), in the last session of a holiday-truncated week, after President Donald Trump signalled more aggressive attacks on Iran, dampeni...

The S&P 500 rose 28.0 points, or 0.43 per cent, at the open to 6,556.56​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 152.2 points, or 0.70 per cent, to 21,742.795 at the opening bell.

Wall St opens higher as Iran war resolution hopes lift sentiment

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Apr 1), building onto their biggest one-day jump in nearly a year in the previous session, following President Donald Trump’s comment ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 325.6 points, or 0.72 per cent, at the open to 45,541.76.

Wall St opens higher on Mideast de-escalation hopes; monthly losses loom

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Mar 31), as markets welcomed a report signalling potential de-escalation in the Middle East conflict that has set the S&P 500 and the Do...

The Dow may consolidate between 42,100 and 44,400 before developing any new trend behaviour, says the writer.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 116.4 points, or 0.26 per cent, at the open to 45,283.06.

Wall Street opens higher after selloff, Middle East in focus

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Mar 30) after logging declines in the previous session, following President Donald Trump’s comments on the US and Iran talks even as the ...