New York, Oct 6, 2026 (AFP) - US equities shrug off borrowing cost concerns to open higher

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2026-10-06

Wall Street stocks opened higher on Tuesday, building on the momentum of the previous session as oil prices fell and investors shrugged off concerns about government borrowing costs. A few minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.4 percent at 51,472.49. The broad-based S&P 500 rose 0.5 percent to 7,812.07, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 0.5 percent to 27,626.13. Oil prices continued their retreat from re......

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