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Stock market open: Dow Jones on path for 40,000 benchmark

The three major stock market averages (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) generally open higher to start Thursday's session: the S&P 500 floats above its record-high of 5,300 achieved yesterday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average has set its sights on breaching 40,000, and the Nasdaq Composite teeters back and forth between its flatline Morning Brief Anchors Seana Smith and Brad Smith monitor the three indexes at the market open, while Senior Markets Reporter Jared Blikre breaks down activity in the Wilshire 5000 index, overall market volatility, and trends in the recent meme stock craze. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Morning Brief. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.