Market Report - US

US open: Stocks trade higher as traders digest earnings, manufacturing data

By Iain Gilbert

Date: Friday 01 May 2026

(Sharecast News) - Major indices traded higher early on Friday as markets participants strapped in for a new month of trading.
As of 1515 BST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.27% at 49,787.27, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.48% to 7,243.97 and the Nasdaq Composite came out of the...

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