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Wall St rises at open, Dow hits record high

By Thomson Reuters May 22, 2026 | 8:34 AM

May 22 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened ​higher on ‌Friday with the Dow hitting an intraday record high ‌as ​investors watched ⁠for progress ⁠in talks to end the nearly three-month Middle East ​war.

The Dow Jones Industrial ⁠Average rose ⁠149.0 points, ​or 0.30%, at ​the open to 50,434.65. ‌The S&P 500 rose 23.1 points, or ⁠0.31%, at the open to 7,468.82, while the ⁠Nasdaq ‌Composite rose ⁠88.5 points, ​or ‌0.34%, to 26,381.564 ​at ⁠the opening bell.

(Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika ​Syamnath)