U.S. stocks opened higher Tuesday, with all three major benchmarks attempting a third straight day of gains as Americans head to the polls for midterm...
U.S. stocks opened higher Tuesday, with all three major benchmarks attempting a third straight day of gains as Americans head to the polls for midterm elections. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.59% was up 0.4% soon after the opening bell, while the S&P 500 SPX, +0.29% rose 0.
3% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.27% gained 0.4%, according to FactSet data, at last check. Democrats and Republicans are battling for control of Congress in the U.S. midterm elections Tuesday, with competitive Senate races in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, New Hampshire, Colorado, Wisconsin, Ohio, North Carolina and Georgia.
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