US Stocks Open Higher as Major Indexes Gain; Memory Chip Stocks Rise

U.S. stocks opened higher on Oct. 26, with the Dow up 0.2%, the S&P 500 up 0.25% and the Nasdaq up 0.28%, BlockBeats reported.

Stocks in focus

Tesla gained 3.3% after Barclays upgraded its rating to Overweight. Meta Platforms fell 0.77% as the company proposed raising up to $9.5 billion through a share offering to support AI growth.

Memory stocks also advanced: SK Hynix rose 1.9%, Micron Technology 1.2% and Sandisk 0.6% in the quoted opening snapshot.

Source: BlockBeats, 2026-10-26 13:31:02 UTC.