July 17 (Reuters) - Wall Street opened largely steady on

Thursday, as investors mulled over fresh economic data, while

upbeat results from Taiwan's TSMC that energized U.S.

chipmakers.

At 09:31 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average

rose 40.95 points, or 0.09%, to 44,295.73, the S&P 500

gained 5.57 points, or 0.09%, to 6,269.27 and the Nasdaq

Composite gained 34.26 points, or 0.17%, to 20,764.75.