March 29 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday as easing worries about a banking crisis lifted risk sentiment, while investor expectations rose about a pause in the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 172.29 points, or 0.53%, at the open to 32,566.54.
The S&P 500 .SPX opened higher by 28.26 points, or 0.71%, at 3,999.53, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 139.51 points, or 1.19%, to 11,855.59 at the opening bell.
(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)
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