US stocks opened higher with the Dow Jones rising 0.18%, the S&P 500 up 0.41%, and the Nasdaq increasing by 0.63%. Crypto-related stocks saw broad gains, contributing to the positive market sentiment. Notably, Alibaba shares surged over 4% following news that its AI, Qwen, will be integrated into Apple Intelligence. Meanwhile, SK Hynix ADR fell by 7%. Tech giants Microsoft, Apple, and IBM each saw their shares rise by more than 1%.