<p>Wall Street stocks opened higher Wednesday on continued optimism about the reopening of the US economy as investors shrug off rising tensions between Washington and Beijing.</p>.<p>Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 25,338.80, up 1.4 percent.</p>.<p>The broad-based S&P 500 gained 0.9 percent to 3,019.96, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 0.2 percent to 9,354.29.</p>
<p>Wall Street stocks opened higher Wednesday on continued optimism about the reopening of the US economy as investors shrug off rising tensions between Washington and Beijing.</p>.<p>Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 25,338.80, up 1.4 percent.</p>.<p>The broad-based S&P 500 gained 0.9 percent to 3,019.96, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 0.2 percent to 9,354.29.</p>