New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Dow, Nasdaq, S&P 500 open higher as investors focus on cooling inflation data, Trump Media merger.

At 9:30 a.m. (EDT) opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.45% to open at 48,101.18 points. The S&P 500 rose 0.84% to open at 6,778.06 points​, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.40% to open at 23,012.063 points, during Thursday's Wall Street session.

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