Wall St: Dow, Nasdaq jump at open on tech, financials strength

A street sign is seen in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street in New York. (REUTERS) — A street sign is seen in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street in New York. **(REUTERS)**

1 min read . Updated: 09 Mar 2022, 08:19 PM IST Reuters

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 227.78 points, or 0.70%, at the open to 32,860.42

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Wall Street's main indexes opened sharply higher on Wednesday after four straight sessions of losses, as oil prices eased and investors snapped up stocks hammered by concerns over Western sanctions on Russia following its invasion on Ukraine.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 227.78 points, or 0.70%, at the open to 32,860.42.

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The S&P 500 opened higher by 52.40 points, or 1.26%, at 4,223.10, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 318.15 points, or 2.49%, to 13,113.70 at the opening bell.

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