U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday, building on their gains from the prior session ahead of Thursday’s closely watched inflation report. The S&P 500 SPX gained 15 points, or 0.4%, to 3,935. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rose by 124 points, or 0.4%, to 33,828. The Nasdaq Composite COMP gained 34 points, or 0.3%, to 10,777.
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