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US stocks rise ahead of ECB meeting
US stocks opened higher today, as the trade war concerns eased ahead of the European Central Bank meeting.
The next ECB meeting will launch this week, and will include the banks member discussions on monetary policy and interest rates, with forecasts of negative rates to stimulate the European economy.
The markets are also anticipating the latest round of the US-China trade talks in the first of October to discuss a trade agreement.
Additionally, Apple intends to reveal its latest versions of iPhone and the Apple watch this week, which is highly anticipated by the company's fans.
By 15:11 GMT, Dow Jones rose by 0.3% or 94 points to 26,888 points, Nasdaq rose by 0.1% or 9 points to 8,113 points, and S&P 500 rose 0.2% or 6 points to 2,984 points.
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