Stocks open slightly higher; Dow extends gains above 18,000
U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday, with the Dow industrials extending gains above 18,000 level for the second straight session. However, big losses in Netflix Inc and IMB Corp were capping gains on the main indexes. The S&P 500 was up 4 points, or 0.2%, to 2,099. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 30 points, or 0.2%, to 18,034. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite was flat at 4,961 at the open.
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