Early gains on Wall Street add to strong start to the year
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Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street, building on the big gains from a day earlier that sent major indexes to their latest record highs. Technology companies and banks led the way higher Friday. Google parent company Alphabet rose again, a day after becoming the latest tech giant to cross the $1 trillion valuation mark, joining Apple and Microsoft. The S&P 500 rose 4 points, or 0.1%, to 3,321. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 19 points, or 0.1%, to 29,319. The Nasdaq rose 23 points, or 0.3%, to 9,380. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 1.84%.
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