Wall Street climbs over 1% at the open

US stock indices rose on Friday following data and growing optimism on the US debt ceiling crisis.

Continuous Optimism 

Both Reuters and Bloomberg reported from President Biden and Congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy's representatives about progression towards raising the debt ceiling for two years.

The White House issues a statement yesterday, noting that negotiations are progressing well on the crucial issue. 

Biden will carry on talks with Congressional leaders later this week to avoid a catastrophic default on payments.

Some sticking points however remain between both sides on this issue. 

In a sign of impending danger, Fitch Ratings said it has placed US credit rating under negative review, which might lead to a downgrade.

Data

US consumer spending rose more than expected in April, bolstering estimates about growth in the second quarter, however it might push the Federal Reserve to maintain high interest rates for a longer duration.

US consumer spending rose 0.8% last month, beating estimates of a 0.4% increase.

Such strong data calmed down fears of a sharp slowdown in growth during this quarter.

On trading, Dow Jones rose 1.1%, or 3655 points to 33,129 as of 15:37 GMT, while S&P 500 rose 1.1%, or 48 points to 4,199, as NASDAQ added 1.5%, or 196 points to 12,895.