U.S. stocks open higher as S&P 500 potentially extends longest stretch of gains since 2021

U.S. stocks opened slightly higher Wednesday, with the S&P 500 attempting to extend its longest winning streak in two years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.13%
was up 0.1% soon after the bell, while the S&P 500
SPX,
-0.07%
rose 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite
COMP,
-0.14%
edged up 0.1%, according to FactSet data, at last check. The Dow closed Tuesday with its longest winning streak since July, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq continued their longest stretch of daily gains since November 2021. Stocks have been climbing amid a retreat in interest rates in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note was little changed Wednesday morning at around 4.57%, FactSet data show, at last check.