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US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall Street indexes open higher with Fed remarks in focus
Oct 8, 2025 7:02 AM

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened

higher on Wednesday following a blip in a steady rally, as

investors awaited fresh clues from Federal Reserve officials on

the interest-rate trajectory.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 46.3 points, or

0.10%, at the open to 46,649.32. The S&P 500 rose 9.3

points, or 0.14%, at the open to 6,723.87​, while the Nasdaq

Composite rose 64.0 points, or 0.28%, to 22,852.324.

(Reporting by Niket Nishant and Sukriti Gupta in Bengaluru;

Editing by Devika Syamnath and Anil D'Silva)

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