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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the closing bell as the market takes a significant dip in New York, U.S., February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday after suffering their worst four-day percentage fall in more than a year on fears of the economic damage from the global spread of the coronavirus.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 78.10 points, or 0.29%, at the open to 27,159.46. The S&P 500 opened higher by 11.69 points, or 0.37%, at 3,139.90. The Nasdaq Composite gained 45.94 points, or 0.51%, to 9,011.55 at the opening bell.
Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D’Silva
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