The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened up 0.2%, the S&P 500 rose 0.3%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.3%.

Chevron rose 3.0%, Hess rose 7.6%. In the dispute over offshore oil assets in Guyana, Chevron defeated Exxon Mobil, clearing the way for Chevron to complete its $53 billion acquisition of Hess. 3M rose 2.1%, this industrial giant raised its full-year profit forecast. Netflix fell 2.6%. Netflix warned that content amortization costs and sales and marketing expenses have increased due to the expansion of content lineup. Sarepta Therapeutics fell 24%, with a patient dying after receiving treatment in a Phase 1 study.