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US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall Street opens slightly higher after private payrolls data
Jun 4, 2025 7:04 AM

June 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks inched up in choppy

trading on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected private payrolls

data deepened concerns about the Trump administration's erratic

trade policies pressuring the labor market.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 54.5 points, or

0.13%, at the open to 42,574.13. The S&P 500 rose 8.6

points, or 0.14%, at the open to 5,978.94​, while the Nasdaq

Composite rose 36.0 points, or 0.19%, to 19,434.94 at

the opening bell.

(Reporting by Kanchana Chakravarty in Bengaluru)

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