Wall Street stocks opened higher on the final trading session of 2024 on Tuesday.
At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 63.0 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 42,636.7. The S&P 500 rose 12.8 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 5,919.74, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 64.6 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 19,551.358.
Oil prices were steady on Tuesday as data showed an expansion in Chinese manufacturing was balanced by Nigeria targeting higher output next year.
Brent crude futures fell by 7 cents, or 0.09 per cent, to $73.92 a barrel as of 1306 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude lost 4 cents, or 0.06 per cent, to $70.95 a barrel.
Gold prices rose on Tuesday on geopolitical uncertainties.
Spot gold rose 0.1 per cent to $2,607.72 per ounce as of 1315 GMT, while US gold futures gained 0.1 per cent to $2,620.40.
Spot silver fell 0.3 per cent to $28.85 per ounce.
