Wall Street Opens Higher as Inflation Cools in June

Wall Street Opens Higher as Inflation Cools in June
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on July 7, 2023. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)

Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday after data showed inflation cooled further in June, lifting investor hopes that the Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its monetary tightening cycle.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 133.86 points, or 0.39 percent, at the open to 34,395.28. The S&P 500 opened higher by 28.43 points, or 0.64 percent, at 4,467.69, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 154.94 points, or 1.13 percent, to 13,915.64 at the opening bell.