Aug 28 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq index opened

slightly higher on Thursday, as investors weighed the AI chip

giant's upbeat forecasts against concerns around the Sino-U.S.

trade war's impact on sales.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 15.8 points, or

0.03%, at the open to 45,581.03. The S&P 500 rose 2.4

points, or 0.04%, at the open to 6,483.84​, while the Nasdaq

Composite rose 29.1 points, or 0.13%, to 21,619.273 at

the opening bell.

(Reporting by Sanchayaita Roy; Editing by Devika Syamnath)