Nasdaq Opens Higher; Tesla Leads Gains in Growth Stocks

A specialist trader works with his son during a traditional bring-your-kids-to-work day on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on Nov. 25, 2022. Brendan McDermid/Reuters

The Nasdaq opened higher on Tuesday, as Tesla led gains among beaten-down growth shares, amid some hopes that public unrest in China could lead to a quicker easing of COVID-19 curbs by its regime.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.7 points at the open to 33847.8. The S&P 500 fell 0.3 points, or 0.01 percent, at the open to 3964.19​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 10.5 points, or 0.10 percent, to 11060.018 at the opening bell.