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Wall Street opens higher as tech, healthcare stocks gain

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(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Friday, lifted by technology and healthcare stocks, with investors assessing the turmoil in the Trump administration and impact of U.S. tariffs on global economy.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 16.59 points, or 0.07 percent, to 24,890.25. The S&P 500 gained 6.18 points, or 0.224946 percent, to 2,753.51. The Nasdaq Composite added 20.81 points, or 0.28 percent, to 7,502.55.

(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)

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First Published: Mar 16 2018 | 7:10 PM IST

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