US: Wall St opens higher as markets await data, policy changes

WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Jan 3), as investors kept a close eye on upcoming economic data and geared up for potential policy shifts under the incoming Trump administration.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 103.5 points, or 0.24 per cent, at the open to 42,495.76.

The S&P 500 rose 22.5 points, or 0.38 per cent, at the open to 5,891.07, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 114.7 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 19,395.511 at the opening bell. REUTERS