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Wall St opens higher as Iran war resolution hopes lift sentiment

By Thomson Reuters Apr 1, 2026 | 8:35 AM

April 1 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher ​on Wednesday, ‌building onto their biggest one-day jump in nearly a year ‌in ​the previous ⁠session, following President ⁠Donald Trump’s comment that suggested an end to the ​Middle East conflict could be ⁠close.

The Dow ⁠Jones Industrial ​Average rose 54.6 points, ​or 0.12%, at the ‌open to 46,396.12. The S&P 500 rose 28.0 ⁠points, or 0.43%, at the open to 6,556.56, ⁠while ‌the Nasdaq ⁠Composite rose ​152.2 ‌points, or 0.70%, ​to 21,742.795 ⁠at the opening bell.

(Reporting by Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini ​Ganguli)