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Wall Street’s main indices have opened higher on the first trading day of August as signs of de-escalating tensions in the Middle East dragged down crude prices while investors prepared for another week packed with earnings and economic data.
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Wall Street starts August strong as Iran deal hopes rise

Wall Street’s main indices have opened higher on the first trading day of August as signs of de-escalating tensions in the Middle East dragged down crude price.

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