U.S. stocks opened higher across the board, with the Nasdaq up 1.5% and semiconductor stocks rallying collectively.

BlockBeats news, September 17th, according to BIT(bit.com) market data, the three major U.S. stock indices opened higher collectively, with the Dow up 0.9%, the S&P 500 index up 1.2%, and the Nasdaq up 1.5%.

Semiconductor stocks rose collectively, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index up nearly 3%, Qualcomm up about 3%, and Intel up about 5%;

Memory chip stocks generally rose, with SK Hynix up about 5%;

Optical communication stocks generally rose, with Marvell Technology up about 5%.