US stocks open muted ahead of Fed's interest rate verdict
Wall Street
's main indexes opened subdued on Wednesday, ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision, as the Israel-Iran conflict that entered its sixth day kept investors on edge.
The
Dow Jones
Industrial Average rose 20.2 points, or 0.05%, at the open to 42,236.03. The S&P 500 rose 5.2 points, or 0.09%, at the open to 5,987.93, while the
Nasdaq Composite
rose 5.8 points, or 0.03%, to 19,526.917 at the opening bell.
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