Aug 11 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher

on Tuesday as investors welcomed a report suggesting the U.S and

Iran were close to "some sort of an arrangement" to end six

months of conflict.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 14.4 points, or

0.03%, at the open to 53,961.6. The S&P 500 rose 14.4

points, or 0.19%, at the open to 7767.51​, while the Nasdaq

Composite rose 66.8 points, or 0.25%, to 26672.175 at

the opening bell.

(Reporting by Avinash P in Bengaluru; Editing by Joyjeet Das)