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 per cent, at the open to 35,551.56.
The S&P 500 opened higher by 4.01 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,464.84, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 8.81 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 14,825.07 at the opening bell.
