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Wall Street opens higher on first trading day of 2026

By Thomson Reuters Jan 2, 2026 | 8:37 AM

Jan 2 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher ‍on the first trading day of 2026, as risk sentiment improved ‌after multiple ‌sessions in the final days of a roller-coaster 2025 ended in the ​red.

The Dow Jones Industrial ‍Average rose ​42.7 points, ​or 0.09%, at ‍the open to 48,105.98. The S&P 500 rose 32.6 points, or 0.48%, ‍at the open to 6,878.11​, while the ‍Nasdaq ‍Composite rose ​239.5 points, or ​1.03%, ⁠to 23,481.493 ‌at the opening bell.

(Reporting by Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra ⁠Eluri)