US: Wall St opens flat ahead of Easter break, eyes sharp Q1 gains
Wall Street’s main indexes opened flat on Thursday (Mar 28) in thin trading ahead of Easter break, as investors awaited more data to gauge the Federal Reserve’s policy path on the last business day of a strong first quarter.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.66 points, or 0.01 per cent, at the open to 39,763.74.
The S&P 500 opened lower by 0.46 points, or 0.01 per cent, at 5,248.03, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 22.29 points, or 0.14 per cent, to 16,377.23 at the opening bell. REUTERS
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