Wall St opens higher as tech stocks gain; Investors weigh Middle East conflict

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher ​on Monday with ‌shares of Meta among the top gainers after ​a report said ​the megacap was prepping ⁠for sweeping AI-related ​layoffs, even as elevated ​crude prices due to the raging Middle East ​conflict kept risk-taking ​in check.

The Dow Jones Industrial ‌Average ⁠rose 148.9 points, or 0.32 percent, at the open to 46,707.4. ​The S&P ​500 ⁠rose 42.2 points, or 0.64 percent, ​to 6,674.37, while ​the ⁠Nasdaq Composite rose 235.0 points, or 1.06 percent, ⁠to ​22,340.388.

Reuters