At the opening of the US stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.35%, the S&P 500 rose 0.43%, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.67%. Nvidia (NVDA.O) opened 1% higher, with the company scheduled to release its fourth-quarter earnings report after the market closes. Oracle rose 2.5% after Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to "outperform".