[U.S. Stock Market Dow Jones Opens 0.7% Higher, Qualcomm Rises Over 3%] According to Golden Finance, the three major U.S. stock indices opened collectively higher, with the Nasdaq up 0.36%, the Dow Jones up 0.73%, and the S&P 500 up 0.46%. Qualcomm rose over 3% as the company approved a $20 billion stock repurchase plan and raised its dividend. Chip stocks broadly rose, with Micron Technology up over 2% and NVIDIA up over 1%.