Wall Street opens slightly higher

Wall Street opened slightly higher on Thursday, taking a breather from a trade tension-driven selloff that has knocked more than 5% off the value of major stock indexes since the start of May.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 13.53 points, or 0.05%, at the open to 25,139.94. The S&P 500 opened higher by 3.92 points, or 0.14%, at 2,786.94. The Nasdaq Composite gained 18.15 points, or 0.24%, to 7,565.46 at the opening bell.