NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening slightly higher as investors watch for the latest moves from the Federal Reserve.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 39 points at 15,424 shortly after the opening bell Wednesday, a gain of 0.2 percent.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up four points at 1,673, or 0.2 percent. The Nasdaq composite was up three at 3,505, or 0.1 percent.
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