Wall Street opens higher, buoyed by optimism over a deal to end the Iran war.
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June 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Thursday, with technology stocks leading the gains amid optimism about a deal to end the war in the Middle East, which offset concerns that the Federal Reserve is leaning toward tightening monetary policy under its new chairman, Kevin Warsh.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 79.3 points, or 0.15 percent, to 51,571.85, the S&P 500 opened 67.3 points, or 0.91 percent, higher at 7,487.36, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 389 points, or 1.49 percent, to 26,410.623.
