Wall Street Opens Higher After Selloff as Traders Reassess Rate Bets

Wall Street Opens Higher After Selloff as Traders Reassess Rate Bets
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on Feb. 7, 2024. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
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Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday, recovering from a selloff in the previous session after a hot inflation report clouded the timing for the Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate cut this year.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 99.92 points, or 0.26 percent, at the open to 38,372.67.

The S&P 500 opened higher by 23.27 points, or 0.47 percent, at 4,976.44, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 126.11 points, or 0.81 percent, to 15,781.71 at the opening bell.