Wall Boulevard opens upper helped by way of tech shares

Wall Street opens higher helped by tech stocks

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday, with tech stocks leading a turnaround, a day after the S&P 500 posted its steepest one-day loss since early April on fears of a spiraling trade dispute between the United States and other major economies.

FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 25, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 29.09 points, or 0.12 percent, at the open to 24,281.89. The S&P 500 .SPX opened higher by 5.05 points, or 0.19 percent, at 2,722.12. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 21.73 points, or 0.29 percent, to 7,553.74 at the opening bell.

Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta

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November 30, 2018