Stocks open modestly higher as earnings of Dow companies take center stage
Stocks rose slightly at the opening bell on Tuesday as investors sift through a raft of corporate earnings from blue-chip firms, including four Dow constituents. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.06% was up less than 0.1% to 2,910. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.06% advanced 16 points, or or less than 0.1%, to 26,527. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.22% was up more than 0.1% to 8,027.
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