[Nasdaq Opens 0.2% Higher, Chip Stocks Regain Momentum, Micron Technology Up Over 6%] According to Golden Finance, U.S. stock markets opened with the Nasdaq up 0.21%, the Dow Jones down 0.36%, and the S&P 500 index up 0.01%. Chip stocks regained momentum, with Micron Technology rising over 6%, Qualcomm up over 3%, and Intel and Western Digital both up over 2%. Alibaba, which released its earnings report earlier, fell 2.6%, while Tencent Holdings ADR rose 2.3%.