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US stocks open higher to start the week/month

August 2, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

S&P on a six-month win streak

The major US stock indices are opening higher to start the week/month. The S&P closed higher for the six month in a row on Friday. Will August make it seven?

A snapshot of the market currently shows

Dow industrial average up 165 points or 0.47% at 35100
S&P index up 25 points or 0.57% at 4420.62
NASDAQ index up 76.4 points or 0.52% at 14749.48

In a news Square is to acquire Afterpay four $29 billion and and all stock deal. Square stock is up 4.31% while after pay stock is up 18.77% in early trading.

The Dow leaders today include:

This article was originally published by Forexlive.com. Read the original article here.