Dow advances 300 points at the open as U.S. stocks head for back-to-back gains

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U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday with the main U.S. indexes on track to book back-to-back gains for the first time in a week as earnings from Nike Inc....

U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday with the main U.S. indexes on track to book back-to-back gains for the first time in a week as earnings from Nike Inc. NKE, +14.89% and FedEx Corp. FDX, +2.70% bolstered sentiment.

The S&P 500 SPX, +0.88% gained 24 points, or 0.6%, to 3,845, according to FactSet data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.99% rose 300 points, or 0.9%, to 33,151. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.88% gained 35 points, or 0.3%, to 10,582.

 

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