Wall St indexes open higher after Trump's Israel-Iran ceasefire announcement

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Tuesday as President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, calming investor nerves after the 12-day conflict hurt global risk assets and fanned inflation concerns.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 225.3 points, or 0.53 percent, at the open to 42,807.13. The S&P 500 rose 36.0 points, or 0.60 percent, at the open to 6,061.21​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 178.6 points, or 0.91 percent, to 19,809.615 at the opening bell.

Reuters