Wall Street opens higher on ceasefire extension relief

April 22 (Reuters) - ‌Wall ​Street's ​main indexes opened higher ‌on Wednesday after U.S. ⁠President Donald Trump ‌extended the ceasefire with ‌Iran, even as uncertainty remained over ​whether Tehran and U.S. ally ⁠Israel would honor the truce.

The ​Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 122.1 points, ​or 0.25%, ‌at the open to 49,271.5. ⁠The S&P 500 rose 38.9 points, ⁠or 0.55%, at the ​open to 7,102.91, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 202.3 ‌points, or 0.83%, to 24,462.313.

(Reporting ‌by Niket ⁠Nishant and ‌Avinash P ​in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika ‌Syamnath)

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