U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday, building on their gains from the prior session ahead of Thursday’s closely watched inflation report. The S&P 500
SPX,
gained 15 points, or 0.4%, to 3,935. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rose by 124 points, or 0.4%, to 33,828. The Nasdaq Composite
COMP,
gained 34 points, or 0.3%, to 10,777.