Wall Street rises as Apple fuels tech rally; Fed eyed

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Last Updated : Feb 01 2017 | 8:23 PM IST

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday, in a bright start to the month, as Apple powered a rally in technology stocks, while investors awaited the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates.

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 82.17 points, or 0.41 percent, at 19,946.26, the S&P 500 was up 8.3 points, or 0.364216 percent, at 2,287.17 and the Nasdaq composite was up 39.94 points, or 0.71 percent, at 5,654.73.

(Reporting by Yashaswini Swamynathan in Bengaluru)

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First Published: Feb 01 2017 | 8:06 PM IST

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