US markets open higher; Dow up 64 points

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At 20.01 hrs (IST) - US markets opened higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 63.86 points, or 0.65%, to 9,835.77. The Nasdaq was up 10.94 point, or 0.53% , to 2,068.26 while the S&P 500 was up 8.13 points or 0.78% to 1,053.54.

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