S&P 500, Nasdaq Rise at Open Amid Mixed Earnings Reports

A Wall Street sign outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, N.Y., on Oct. 2, 2020. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Tuesday as investors digested a mixed bag of earnings reports, with Microsoft and Alphabet rising ahead of their results later in the day. The S&P 500 opened higher by 2.10 points, or 0.06 percent, at 3,799.44, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 44.35 points, or 0.40 percent, to 10,996.97 at the opening bell.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 35.97 points, or 0.11 percent, at the open to 31,463.65.