Wall Street stocks opened higher on Wednesday on growing optimism that the US Federal Reserve could cut interest rates in December.
At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 83.7 points, or 0.18%, to 47,196.15. The S&P 500 rose 27.7 points, or 0.41%, to 6,793.55, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 137.6 points, or 0.60%, to 23,163.194.
