
US open: Stocks higher following PPI reading, Q2 bank earnings
As of 1455 BST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.31% at 44,160.93, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.14% to 6,252.74 and the Nasdaq Composite came out of the gate 0.02% firmer at 20,682.70. The Dow opened 137.64 points higher on Wednesday, taking a …