(Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Nasdaq inched higher at the open on Thursday as investors held out for more fiscal stimulus, while trading in Dow constituents was subdued as data pointed to a slowing economic recovery.
The S&P 500 <.SPX> opened higher by 2.94 points, or 0.09%, at 3,438.50, while the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> gained 42.28 points, or 0.37%, to 11,526.98 at the opening bell.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average <.DJI> fell 13.40 points, or 0.05%, at the open to 28,197.42.
(Reporting by Sagarika Jaisinghani in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)
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