Aug 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday with the benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hitting record highs, underpinned by growing optimism that the Federal Reserve could restart its monetary policy easing cycle next month.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 112.9 points, or 0.25%, at the open to 44571.53. The S&P 500 .SPX rose 16.9 points, or 0.26%, to 6462.67, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rose 82.6 points, or 0.38%, to 21764.548.