US markets open higher

At 19.03 hrs (IST) - The US markets opened higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 28.87 points, or 0.30%, to 9,516.54. The Nasdaq was up 8.93 points, or 0.44%, to  2,057.04, while the S&P 500 was up 3.08 points, or 0.30% to 1,028.29.