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 that suggested an end to the Middle East conflict could be close.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 54.6 points, or 0.12 per cent, at the open to 46,396.12.

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. REUTERS