Stocks open higher on Wall Street as trade talks press ahead
Stocks open higher on Wall Street as trade talks press ahead
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street as the Trump administration seeks to win more deals with global trading partners.
The S&P 500 index was up 0.5% in the first few minutes of trading Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 219 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq compsosite rose 0.7%.
Treasury yields slipped in the bond market. Crude oil and other energy prices were lower. Copper prices eased after spiking a day earlier after President Donald Trump said he would impose 50% tariffs on imports of the metal. European markets were higher and Asian markets closed mixed.
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