US stocks open higher as software strength offsets bond-market pressure

October 1, 2026 9:41 AM EDT

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, September 29, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Oct ‌1 (Reuters) - Wall ​Street's ​main indexes opened higher ‌on Thursday, buoyed ⁠by gains in ‌software stocks, even ‌as inflation and mounting government debt ​concerns pushed Treasury yields to ⁠more than two-decade highs.

At 09:30 ​a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ​rose 91.75 points, ‌or 0.18%, to 50,997.80, the ⁠S&P 500 gained 19.39 points, ⁠or 0.25%, to 7,670.93, ​while the Nasdaq Composite gained 120.49 points, or ‌0.46%, to 26,984.50 at the ‌opening bell.

(Reporting ⁠by ‌Tharuniyaa Lakshmi ​in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika ‌Syamnath)



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