Stocks opened higher Wednesday, attempting a bounce a day after a 4% slide for the Nasdaq Composite saw the tech-heavy index post its lowest finish since December 2020. The Dow rose 130 points, or 0.4%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.5% and the Nasdaq advanced 0.8%. Investors were parsing results for tech heavyweights after results from Google parent Alphabet Inc. and Microsoft Corp. . Alphabet shares sank more than 3% in the early going, while Microsoft rose nearly 5%.
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