Wall St opens higher as Iran war resolution hopes lift sentiment

April 1 (Reuters) - ‌Wall ​Street's ​main indexes opened higher on ‌Wednesday, building onto their ⁠biggest one-day jump in ‌nearly a year ‌in the previous session, following President Donald ​Trump's comment that suggested an ⁠end to the Middle East conflict ​could be close.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ​rose 54.6 ‌points, or 0.12%, at the open ⁠to 46,396.12. The S&P 500 rose 28.0 ⁠points, or 0.43%, at ​the open to 6,556.56, while the Nasdaq Composite rose ‌152.2 points, or 0.70%, to 21,742.795 ‌at the ⁠opening bell.

(Reporting ‌by Purvi ​Agarwal in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini ‌Ganguli)

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