Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Thursday as momentum from demand for cheaper tech-related stocks overshadowed <a href="/topic/elevated-weekly-jobless-claims" target="_blank">elevated weekly jobless claims</a> that suggested a choppy economic rebound.
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<br>The <a href="/topic/Dow-Jones-Industrial-Average" target="_blank">Dow Jones Industrial Average</a> rose 82.04 points, or 0.29%, at the open to 28,022.51.
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<br>The S&P 500 opened higher by 13.60 points, or 0.40%, at 3,412.56. The <a href="/topic/Nasdaq-Composite" target="_blank">Nasdaq Composite</a> gained 93.96 points, or 0.84%, to 11,235.53 at the opening bell. 
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