NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks opened slightly higher on Wednesday led by consumer shares after results from Target and Lowe's, with the S&P 500 once more set to post a record high.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 31.72 points or 0.2 percent, to 16,211.38, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 3.76 points or 0.2 percent, to 1,848.88 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 14.469 points or 0.34 percent, to 4,302.056.
(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
