Wall Street opens higher as U.S.-China trade war worries ease

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Last Updated : Apr 09 2018 | 7:16 PM IST

(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday, led by gains in technology stocks, after Trump administration officials toned down trade war rhetoric that had pressured global markets last week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 194.14 points, or 0.81 percent, to 24,126.9, the S&P 500 gained 16.99 points, or 0.65 percent, to 2,621.46 and the Nasdaq Composite added 60.75 points, or 0.88 percent, to 6,975.86.

(Reporting by Sweta Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)

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