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Dow, S&P 500 open at record highs after Disney’s strong earnings

FILE PHOTO: People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City
People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 9, 2021.
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The Dow and the S&P 500 opened at record highs on Friday after Walt Disney’s market-beating results, while signs of cooling inflation and a strong recovery in corporate earnings kept the indexes on track for a second straight week of gains.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 51.71 points, or 0.15%, at the open to 35,551.56. The S&P 500 opened higher by 4.01 points, or 0.09%, at 4,464.84, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 8.81 points, or 0.06%, to 14,825.07 at the opening bell.