Wall St opens muted as tech jitters linger; Tesla gains

October 16, 2026 9:34 AM EDT

FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 15, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo

Oct ‌16 (Reuters) - Wall ​Street's ​main indexes opened largely ‌muted on Friday as ⁠worries about cracks ‌in the AI ‌trade pressured semiconductor stocks, while gains ​in Tesla provided some ⁠support.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ​rose 130.6 points, or 0.25%, at ​the open to ‌52,308.28. The S&P 500 ⁠rose 1.3 points, or 0.02%, at ⁠the open to 7,745.32, ​while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 60 points, or ‌0.22%, to 26,652.985 at the ‌opening bell.

(Reporting ⁠by ‌Purvi Agarwal ​in Bengaluru; Editing by Joyjeet ‌Das)



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