Aug 11 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Tuesday as investors welcomed a report suggesting the U.S and Iran were close to “some sort of an arrangement” to end six months of conflict. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 14.4 points, or 0.03%, at the open to 53,961.6. The S&P […]
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S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher as investors weigh report of fresh U.S.-Iran peace deal
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Aug 11 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Tuesday as investors welcomed a report suggesting the U.S and Iran were close to “some sort of an arrangement” to end six months of conflict.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 14.4 points, or 0.03%, at the open to 53,961.6. The S&P 500 rose 14.4 points, or 0.19%, at the open to 7767.51, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 66.8 points, or 0.25%, to 26672.175 at the opening bell.
(Reporting by Avinash P in Bengaluru; Editing by Joyjeet Das)