Wall Street opens higher on first trading day of 2026

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on the first trading day of 2026, as risk sentiment improved after multiple sessions in the final days of a roller-coaster 2025 ended in the red.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 42.7 points, or 0.09 percent, at the open to 48,105.98. The S&P 500 rose 32.6 points, or 0.48 percent, at the open to 6,878.11​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 239.5 points, or 1.03 percent, to 23,481.493 at the opening bell.

Reuters