Feb 11 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday following a stronger-than-expected jobs data that pointed to a resilient U.S. economy, while the unemployment rate ticked lower for January. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 55.0 points, or 0.11%, to 50,243.15 at the open. The S&P 500 rose 34.7 points, or 0.50%, […]
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Feb 11 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday following a stronger-than-expected jobs data that pointed to a resilient U.S. economy, while the unemployment rate ticked lower for January.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 55.0 points, or 0.11%, to 50,243.15 at the open. The S&P 500 rose 34.7 points, or 0.50%, to 6,976.48, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 175.8 points, or 0.76%, to 23,278.29.
(Reporting by Twesha Dikshit; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)