S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher as earnings optimism overshadows Middle East woes
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April 30 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Thursday as investors drew comfort from strong earnings, even as fears about an escalation in the Middle East conflict deepened.
The S&P 500 rose 25.8 points, or 0.36%, at the open to 7,161.75, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 186.7 points, or 0.76%, to 24,859.941.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 98.9 points, or 0.20%, at the open to 48,762.93.
(Reporting by Niket Nishant and Utkarsh Hathi in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)
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