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US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens higher as investors await economic data, Powell comments
Dec 4, 2024 6:55 AM

Dec 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened

higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq

hitting all-time highs as investors focused on upcoming economic

data as well as remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome

Powell.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 235.5 points,

or 0.53%, at the open to 44,941.05. The S&P 500 rose 19.5

points, or 0.32%, at the open to 6,069.39​, while the Nasdaq

Composite rose 106.6 points, or 0.55%, to 19,587.477 at

the opening bell.

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