US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-S&P 500 hits record high at open on upbeat corporate earnings

The S&P 500 hit a record high at the open on Tuesday, helped by positive earnings updates from a slew of companies including General Electric and Johnson & Johnson, while the Federal Reserve kicked off its two-day policy meeting.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 8.5 points, or 0.03%, at the open to 30968.55. The S&P 500 rose 7.6 points, or 0.20%, at the open to 3862.96​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 45.7 points, or 0.34%, to 13681.717 at the opening bell.