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US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens higher on Mideast de-escalation hopes; monthly losses loom
Mar 31, 2026 6:52 AM

March 31 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened

higher on Tuesday, as markets welcomed a report signaling

potential de-escalation in the Middle East conflict that has set

the S&P 500 and the Dow on track for their biggest monthly

decline in years.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 325.6 points,

or 0.72%, at the open to 45,541.76. The S&P 500 rose 52.2

points, or 0.82%, at the open to 6,395.88​, while the Nasdaq

Composite rose 269.7 points, or 1.30%, to 21,064.334 at

the opening bell.

(Reporting by Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru)

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