US stocks open higher

Media In \ Agencies 3-12-2018

US stocks opened higher today, buoyed by strong gains in trade-related technical and industrial stocks, after the United States and China agreed to temporarily stop charging new fees.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was up 241.11 points, or 0.94 percent, at 25,779.57. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index <.SPX> was up 30.33 points, or 1.10 percent, at 2,790.50. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 155.59 points, or 2.12 percent, to 7,486.13.