Wall Street’s key stock indices opened higher on Thursday on hopes of a trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom.
US President Donald Trump said he was set to announce a trade deal with the UK.
At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 198.6 points, or 0.48%, to 41,312.57. The S&P 500 rose 32.3 points, or 0.57%, to 5,663.6, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 182.0 points, or 1.03%, to 17,920.154.