March 13 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened mixed on Friday, after sharp losses in the previous session, while investors assessed a set of economic data releases to gauge the interest rate outlook as the Middle East conflict widens. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 11.4 points, or 0.02%, at the open to […]
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Wall St opens mixed as investors weigh data, Middle East war
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March 13 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened mixed on Friday, after sharp losses in the previous session, while investors assessed a set of economic data releases to gauge the interest rate outlook as the Middle East conflict widens.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 11.4 points, or 0.02%, at the open to 46,689.24. The S&P 500 fell 0.9 points, or 0.01%, at the open to 6,673.49, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 113.7 points, or 0.51%, to 22,425.704 at the opening bell.
(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru)