July 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher

on Monday after the United States and Iran paused hostilities,

boosting risk appetite ahead of a week of major earnings,

economic data and an interest rate decision.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 226.2 points,

or 0.44%, at the open to 5,2173.42. The S&P 500 rose 52.2

points, or 0.70%, at the open to 7,464.2​, while the Nasdaq

Composite rose 260.4 points, or 1.04%, to 25,236.185 at

the opening bell.

(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Joyjeet

Das)