Wall St posts tame gains at open after Powell cools excessive exuberance

Wall Street's main indexes opened modestly higher on Tuesday as traders assessed measured comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and looked ahead to crucial economic data due later in the week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 76.2 points, or 0.16 percent, at the open to 46,368.94. The S&P 500 rose 12.9 points, or 0.19 percent, at the open to 6,669.79, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 82.5 points, or 0.37 percent, to 22,656.015.

REUTERS