Wall Street opens higher as tech stocks recover

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U.S. stock index futures signaled a rebound for Wall Street on Wednesday, a day after the main indexes fell more than half a percent on fears of political and trade uncertainties.

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

REUTERS: Wall Street opened higher on Wednesday as technology stocks recovered from losses and economic data further eased fears of faster interest rate hikes in 2018.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 90.02 points, or 0.36 percent, to 25,097.05. The S&P 500 gained 9.24 points, or 0.33414 percent, to 2,774.55. The Nasdaq Composite added 28.62 points, or 0.38 percent, to 7,539.64.

(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)

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