Earnings, Microsoft boost Wall St. as investors await stimulus

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Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday as Microsoft’s pursuit of TikTok’s U.S. operations and a clutch of upbeat quarterly earnings reports lifted sentiment in the absence of a fiscal coronavirus relief deal.

FILE PHOTO: The Wall Street sign is pictured at the New York Stock exchange (NYSE) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 9, 2020.

REUTERS: Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday as Microsoft’s pursuit of TikTok’s U.S. operations and a clutch of upbeat quarterly earnings reports lifted sentiment in the absence of a fiscal coronavirus relief deal.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 114.00 points, or 0.43per cent, at the open to 26,542.32.

The S&P 500 opened higher by 17.14 points, or 0.52per cent, at 3,288.26. The Nasdaq Composite gained 103.36 points, or 0.96per cent, to 10,848.64 at the opening bell.

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