(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Thursday after early data suggested the Omicron variant of the coronavirus was less severe than feared.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 28.5 points, or 0.08%, at the open to 35782.42. The S&P 500 rose 7.4 points, or 0.16%, at the open to 4703.96, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 22.9 points, or 0.15%, to 15544.788 at the opening bell.
(Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D’Silva)
