July 9 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 opened at

record levels on Tuesday, supported by new gains in

semiconductor and megacap technology stocks, as investors

awaited comments from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for

clues on the central bank's monetary policy path.

At 9:34 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were down 58 points,

or 0.15%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 13.75 points, or

0.24%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 102.75 points, or

0.5%.