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Wall Street opens higher on hopes of Middle East de-escalation

By Thomson Reuters Mar 25, 2026 | 8:34 AM

March 25 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened ​higher on ‌Wednesday as prospects of a de-escalation in the ‌Middle ​East conflict ⁠allayed some ⁠investor fears around prolonged energy supply disruptions.

The Dow ​Jones Industrial Average rose ⁠190.2 points, ⁠or 0.41%, ​at the open ​to 46,314.24. The S&P ‌500 rose 42.0 points, or 0.64%, at ⁠the open to 6,598.35, while the Nasdaq ⁠Composite ‌rose 244.5 ⁠points, or ​1.12%, ‌to 22,006.428 ​at the ⁠opening bell.

(Reporting by Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika ​Syamnath)