Wall St opens higher as investors weigh weaker oil, PPI data

Aug ‌13 (Reuters) - Wall ​Street's ​main indexes opened ‌higher on Thursday as ⁠crude oil ‌prices fell, improving risk ‌appetite, while investors parsed a ​softer-than-expected producer price inflation ⁠reading.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ​rose 58.3 points, or 0.11%, at ​the open ‌to 53828.55. The S&P ⁠500 rose 14.7 points, or ⁠0.19%, at the open ​to 7763.18, while the Nasdaq Composite rose ‌42.9 points, or 0.16%, to ‌26631.341 ⁠at the ‌opening ​bell.

(Reporting by Avinash P in ‌Bengaluru)

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