Wall Street’s main indexes opened at record levels on Wednesday following a spate of earnings reports from companies such as General Electric, Abbott Labs and United Technologies.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 85.89 points, or 0.33 percent, to 26,296.7. The S&P 500 .SPX gained 7.1 points, or 0.250077 percent, to 2,846.23. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 14.48 points, or 0.19 percent, to 7,474.77.