NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are modestly higher at the open on Tuesday as a cascade of earnings landed and inflation was tame, while hopes rose for an easing of tensions in Ukraine.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> is rising 29.95 points, or 0.18 percent, to 17,081.68, the S&P 500 <.SPX> is up 7.15 points, or 0.36 percent, to 1,980.78 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> is adding 20.42 points, or 0.46 percent, to 4,445.12.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
