US stocks today: US stocks open higher as investors weigh energy costs before Fed rate decision

Wall ​Street’s main ​indexes opened higher on ​Tuesday with financial stocks in the lead, ‌while investors ⁠weighed ⁠the impact of ​the Middle East conflict on energy ​costs, putting inflation risks back in ​focus ⁠ahead of ‌the Federal Reserve’s ​two-day ​meeting.