Wall St. opens higher on trade boost, trade hopes Unlisted Video

U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday, as chipmaker Micron Technology’s upbeat results lifted technology shares.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s comments also fueled optimism that the United States and China would strike a trade deal.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 51.20 points, or 0.19%, at the open to 26,599.42.

The S&P 500 opened higher by 8.69 points, or 0.30%, at 2,926.07. The Nasdaq Composite gained 49.21 points, or 0.62%, to 7,933.93 at the opening bell.