Wall St opens higher after Trump postpones strikes on Iranian power plants
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
March 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday as risk appetite returned to markets after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would order the military to postpone strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 226.3 points, or 0.50%, at the open to 45,803.82. The S&P 500 rose 68.5 points, or 1.05%, at the open to 6,574.96, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 348.2 points, or 1.61%, to 21,995.78 at the opening bell.
(Reporting by Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai)
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