Wall St rises at open, Dow hits record high

Wall St rises at open, Dow hits record high


Published Fri, May 22, 2026 · 09:42 PM

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (May 22) with the Dow hitting an intraday record high as investors watched for progress in talks to end the nearly three-month Middle East war.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 149.0 points, or 0.30 per cent, at the open to 50,434.65.

The S&P 500 rose 23.1 points, or 0.31 per cent, at the open to 7,468.82​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 88.5 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 26,381.564 at the opening bell. REUTERS

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