Wall St opens higher on Mideast de-escalation hopes; monthly losses loom
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FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
March 31 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Tuesday, as markets welcomed a report signaling potential de-escalation in the Middle East conflict that has set the S&P 500 and the Dow on track for their biggest monthly decline in years.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 325.6 points, or 0.72%, at the open to 45,541.76. The S&P 500 rose 52.2 points, or 0.82%, at the open to 6,395.88, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 269.7 points, or 1.30%, to 21,064.334 at the opening bell.
(Reporting by Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru)
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