Gold prices steady, holding sharp gains in wake of soft U.S. jobs data
Oct 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher for the first
time in three sessions on Wednesday, boosted by technology
shares, as latest media reports raised hopes of progress in
high-level trade talks between the U.S. and China, after a
turbulent start to the week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 144.19 points,
or 0.55%, at the open to 26,308.23.
The S&P 500 .SPX opened higher by 18.04 points, or 0.62%,
at 2,911.10. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 72.18 points,
or 0.92%, to 7,895.96 at the opening bell.