Wall St opens higher as investors digest GDP data; Fed verdict awaited

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(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday as investors assessed better-than-expected GDP data, and awaited the Federal Reserve’s policy decision and key tech earnings.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 44.9 points, or 0.10%, at the open to 44,677.9. The S&P 500 rose 10.4 points, or 0.16%, at the open to 6,381.23​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 42.1 points, or 0.20%, to 21,140.397 at the opening bell.

(Reporting by Nikhil Sharma; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)