Stock market index tracker, the Standard and Poor's 500 (S&P 500) edged up at the open on Thursday, as investors assessed a bevy of mixed corporate results and developments in the United States (US) -China trade war.

In comparison, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 75.5 points, or 0.19%, at the open to 39 531.05.

The S&P 500 rose 5.5points, or 0.10%, at the open to 5 381.38, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 46.7 points, or 0.28%, to 16 754.756 at the opening bell

---Reuters---