Wall Street opens higher as trade worries ease

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May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose at the open on Friday, a day after a sharp sell off, as sentiment was buoyed by comments from President Donald Trump predicting a swift end to the protracted trade dispute with China.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 60.60 points, or 0.24%, at the open to 25,551.07. The S&P 500 .SPX opened higher by 10.17 points, or 0.36%, at 2,832.41. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 47.28 points, or 0.62%, to 7,675.57 at the opening bell.

(Reporting by Amy Caren Daniel in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)

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