Dow hits record high at open; Fed in focus

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened slightly higher on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones hitting a record intraday high as technology stocks rose, and ahead of a near-certain interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 19.35 points, or 0.09 percent, at 21,347.82, the S&P 500 was up 3.14 points, or 0.12867 percent, at 2,443.49 and the Nasdaq composite remained unchanged at 0.00.

(Reporting by Yashaswini Swamynathan in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)