U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher on Tuesday, rebounding from sharp losses from the previous session, as investors focused on the two-day FOMC policy meeting. The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by a quarter percentage point. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 100 points, or 0.4%, to 24,717. The S&P 500 index rose 7 points, or 0.3% to 2,720, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 11 points, or 0.2% to 7,357. Facebook Inc. shares slumped 2.5% as global regulators turned up the heat on the social network company.
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