The Dow Jones opened up 0.1%, the S&P 500 rose 0.3%, and the Nasdaq increased by 0.6%.

ASM increased by 2.6%, Q4 new orders exceeded expectations, planning to repurchase 12 billion euros in stocks. Starbucks rose by 6.2%, Q1 net revenue higher than estimated. Texas Instruments rose by 5.2%, Q4 revenue, Q1 performance guidance both exceeded expectations. C3.ai rose by 12.2%, will be shelved for listing by Automation Anywhere. Regenxbio fell by 30.9%, FDA suspended its gene therapy clinical trials.