Wall Street rises as chip gains continue and Middle East tensions ease.

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- Wall Street's main indexes rose at the open on Tuesday, with chipmakers extending gains for a second straight day, while easing tensions in the Middle East helped improve sentiment.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 28.4 points, or 0.06 percent, to 50,814.42. The S&P 500 gained 32.9 points, or 0.44 percent, to 7,438.66, and the Nasdaq Composite added 180.6 points, or 0.70 percent, to 26,110.313.