Wall Street opens higher despite lorry attack in Berlin market

Wall Street opened higher on Tuesday as investors appeared to have shrugged off the potential impact from increased political tensions following Monday’s deadly attacks in Turkey and Germany.

Investors also held off from making big bets in the last full week of trading before the holidays.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 48.88 points, or 0.25 per cent, to 19,931.94. The S&P 500 gained 4.91 points, or 0.21 percent, to 2,267.44. The Nasdaq Composite added 16.04 points, or 0.29 percent, to 5,473.48.

– Reuters