Wall Street opens higher as oil prices rise

Oil prices has touched their highest since June

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Last Updated : Oct 05 2016 | 7:36 PM IST
US stocks opened higher on Wednesday as energy companies got a boost from a rise in oil prices, which touched their highest since June.

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 54.37 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 18,222.82, the S&P 500 was up 5.57 points, or 0.26 per cent, at 2,156.06 and the Nasdaq composite was up 15.65 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 5,305.31.

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First Published: Oct 05 2016 | 7:07 PM IST

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