Major stock indices on Wall Street rose at the open Tuesday, as investors bet on Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s victory in one of the most sensitive US presidential elections in American history.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 213.64 points, equivalent to 0.79%, to 27138.69 points, and the S&P 500 opened up 26.01 points, or 0.79%, to 3336.25 points, while the Nasdaq Composite Index increased 81.05 points, or 0.74%, to 11,038.66. Point.