U.S. stock benchmarks opened slightly higher on Tuesday to close out October, as the Federal Reserve looks poised to kick off a two-day policy meeting, which could help guide trading on the day and into November. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 16 points, or less than 0.1%, at 23,365, the S&P 500 index added 2 points, or 0.1%, at 2,575, while the Nasdaq Composite Index advanced the most among its equity-benchmark peers, up 0.3% at 6,716. In corporate news, shares of Under Armour Inc. slid on a revenue miss and profit warning, Archer Daniels Midland Co. stock slid after disappointing earnings, while shares of Mastercard Inc. rose on better-than-expected results.
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