US: Wall St opens marginally higher as markets weigh data
At 09.31 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 40.95 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 44,295.73.
The S&P 500 gained 5.57 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 6,269.27 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 34.26 points, or 0.17 per cent, to 20,764.75. REUTERS
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