Dow rises 100 points as investors await midterm election results

Wall Street got off to a quiet start on Tuesday, as investors awaited results from the US midterm elections.

Soon after the opening bell, the Industrial average rose 115 points, or 0.35 percent, to 32,953. The S&P 500 gained 0.34 percent and the Nasdaq Composite ticked up 0.67 percent.

The economy has emerged as key issues in the midterms, with a recent finding 80 percent of likely voters listed the economy as a top issue in their vote for Congress.

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