New York (AFP)

Wall Street opened up Monday, wanting to believe in progress in Sino-US trade negotiations and scrutinizing the quarterly results of listed companies.

Its leading index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, was ticking 0.03%, at 26,777.32 points, around 14:00 GMT.

The Nasdaq, with strong technological coloration, rose by 0.53% to 83232.80 points, and the S & P 500 widened index by 0.39% to 2,997.84 points.

The New York Stock Exchange closed Friday a week seesaw, first supported by the solid results of several companies (JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Netflix) and amputated by the setbacks of the big names of the place (Boeing, Johnson & Johnson): Dow Jones lost 0.2% over the week, while Nasdaq gained 0.4%

Monday at the opening, investors were encouraged by the statements of the main Chinese negotiator, Liu He, who said Saturday that Beijing and Washington had made a "substantial progress" in the search for a trade agreement.

US President Donald Trump said on Oct. 11 he had found a partial trade deal with China, but Liu had not spoken since the announcement.

The market also remained attentive to the quarterly results of listed groups on Wall Street, while 15% of companies in the S & P 500 have already done so.

US oil services group Halliburton reported Monday a profit sharply lower in the third quarter, but saw its title climb 6.51%.

Among the big names of the rating, McDonald's will publish its quarterly health check Tuesday, Caterpillar, Boeing and Microsoft Wednesday and Amazon Thursday.

"Third quarter results are not as strong as press headlines suggest, but more companies are doing better than expected, but the amounts are lower than usual," Nicholas Colas notes. , co-founder of DataTrek.

Uncertainty over Brexit was another issue that was attracting the attention of financial players, as the UK parliament on Saturday refused to endorse the divorce agreement negotiated with Brussels and forced Prime Minister Boris Johnson to call for a postponement. the release date of the EU.

In the bond market, the 10-year rate on US debt was up, at 1.773% against 1.754% at the previous closing.

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