Wall Street opened slightly higher on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reinforced the US central bank's plan to scale back its market-friendly stimulus while noting the health of the labour market needed to improve.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 32.94 points, or 0.21 per cent, to 15,834.73.
The S&P 500 gained 1.94 points, or 0.11 per cent, to 1,801.78.
The Nasdaq Composite added 8.868 points, or 0.21 per cent, to 4,157.042.
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