US stocks open higher ahead of Big Tech results, Fed verdict

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Tuesday, as cautious investors awaited the day's Big Tech earnings and labor numbers and hoped for clues on the timing of interest-rate cuts in this week's U.S. policy decision.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 82.2 points, or 0.20%, at the open to 40,622.13. The S&P 500 rose 15.2 points, or 0.28%, at the open to 5,478.73, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 53.9 points, or 0.31%, to 17,424.1 at the opening bell.

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