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US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens higher on AI optimism, Mideast truce hopes
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US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens higher on AI optimism, Mideast truce hopes
May 27, 2026 7:09 AM

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

higher on Wednesday aided by sustained AI-driven momentum, while

investors were cautiously optimistic that the U.S. and Iran

would reach a deal.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 25.5 points, or

0.05%, at the open to 50,487.16. The S&P 500 rose 6.9

points, or 0.09%, at the open to 7,526.01​, while the Nasdaq

Composite rose 39.3 points, or 0.15%, to 26,695.442 at

the opening bell.

(Reporting by Twesha Dikshit; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)

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