Wall Street Opens Higher on Hopes of Slowing Rate Hikes

Wall Street Opens Higher on Hopes of Slowing Rate Hikes
Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 26, 2020. Mike Segar/Reuters
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Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday, with Nasdaq in the lead, as investors hoped the U.S. Federal Reserve may tone down its aggressive approach on interest rate hikes.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 129.84 points, or 0.40 percent, at the open to 32,862.79.

The S&P 500 opened higher by 29.81 points, or 0.77 percent, at 3,901.79, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 166.59 points, or 1.52 percent, to 11,154.74 at the opening bell.