Wall Street opens higher on Microsoft, Tesla results

FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

(Reuters) – U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday, as solid results from Microsoft, Lam Research and Tesla lifted sentiment.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 59.98 points, or 0.22%, at the open to 26,893.93. The S&P 500 .SPX opened higher by 10.26 points, or 0.34%, at 3,014.78. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 60.25 points, or 0.74%, to 8,180.04 at the opening bell.

Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru

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