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US open: Mixed start to trading ahead of Powell testimony
As of 1500 BST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.04% at 39,277.16, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.26% to 5,591.33 and the Nasdaq Composite came out the gate 0.50% firmer at 18,520.81. The Dow opened 14.81 points lower on Wednesday, extending …