New Delhi, April 30 -- The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Thursday on strong corporate earnings, as worries about an escalation in the Iran war deepened.

At the open, the S&P 500 rose 25.8 points, or 0.36%, to 7,161.75​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 186.7 points, or 0.76%, to 24,859.941. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 98.9 points, or 0.20%, to 48,762.93.

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