Wall Street today: US stocks opened as focus shifted to Fed policy ways

US stocks opened in a relatively subdued way on Tuesday, after a record show the previous day, in which both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indices reached new closing heights. The attention of the market has now shifted decisively to a series of Federal Reserve speakers who will give new indications on the future direction of monetary policy. Investors are carefully awaiting these statements for clues to interest rates and the overall economic prospects. At the Open, the Dow Jones industrial average increased by 5.9 points, or 0.01%, to 46,700.9. The S&P 500 rose by 5.9 points, or 0.09%, to 6,746,14, while the Nasdaq composition rose by 30.7 points, or 0.13%, to 22,972,369.