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US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens higher after inflation data solidifies rate-cut bets
Dec 11, 2024 6:57 AM

Dec 11 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened

higher on Wednesday after an in-line inflation reading kept

intact bets on the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates later

this month.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 52.6 points, or

0.12%, at the open to 44,300.41. The S&P 500 rose 25.2

points, or 0.42%, at the open to 6,060.15​, while the Nasdaq

Composite rose 145.7 points, or 0.74%, to 19,832.955 at

the opening bell.

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