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(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday as most megacap growth stocks and chipmakers advanced, while investors awaited more economic data in a holiday-shortened week to assess the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path.
The rose 24.68 points, or 0.06%, at the open, to 39,338.32. The opened higher by 10.66 points, or 0.20%, at 5,228.85, while the gained 62.38 points, or 0.38%, to 16,446.85 at the opening bell.