(Reuters) – U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday as Disney’s surprise quarterly profit and a slate of upbeat results from healthcare companies lifted sentiment ahead of service sector data.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average <.DJI> rose 96.31 points, or 0.36%, at the open to 26,924.78.
The S&P 500 <.SPX> opened higher by 13.75 points, or 0.42%, at 3,320.26. The Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> gained 26.71 points, or 0.24%, to 10,967.87 at the opening bell.
(Reporting by Ambar Warrick in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh.V)
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