Wall Street opens in green and the Dow Jones rises 0.41%

New York, April 17 (EFE).- Wall Street opened this Wednesday in green and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, its main indicator, rose 0.41%, up to 37,955 points, while the business results season continues.

Twelve minutes after the opening of the trading floor, the selective S&P 500 also rose 0.41%, to remain at 5,072 units, and the technological Nasdaq also rose 0.42%, to 15,932 points.

For its part, the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond fell to 4.63%.

At the corporate level, United Airlines advanced 10% after yesterday reporting quarterly results better than expected by analysts.

The airline recorded a net loss of $124 million in the first quarter of the year, compared to the loss of $194 million it obtained in the same period of the previous year.

Meanwhile, the Travelers insurance company fell 7% today announcing lower profits than investors expected in the first quarter of 2024.

This Wednesday, analysts are assimilating the latest comments from the president of the US Federal Reserve (Fed), Jerome Powell, who yesterday once again lowered his hopes for short-term interest rate cuts, after the recent inflation spikes.

In the sectors, gains predominated, highlighting the increases in raw materials (0.74%) and communication (0.71%), while the only loss went to real estate (-0.45%).

In the Dow 30 index, the advances of UnitedHealth (3.64%) and Goldman Sachs (1.87%) stood out; among those that fell, Travelers (-7%) and Intel (-0.87%).