US stocks opened mixed on Wednesday as the Dow gained while the S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq fell.
The Dow opened higher and rose over 70 points during the start of trading. The blue-chip index is looking to snap a nine-day losing streak, its longest since 1978.
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both opened lower on Wednesday, falling 0.1% and 0.25%, respectively.
Investors are focused on the upcoming Federal Reserve rate decision, set to be announced at 2 p.m. ET. Markets have been hot this year, with the S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq all up more than 15% since January.
The US dollar and Treasury yields were largely unchanged.
Bitcoin hovered just under $105,000 and is down 3% in the past 24 hours after reaching a record high above $107,000 on Monday.
