Wall ​Street indexes ​steadied at ​open on Friday, as investors awaited the highly ‌anticipated ⁠Nasdaq debut of ⁠South Korean ​chip bellwether SK Hynix, ​while the latest escalations in the Middle ​East conflict ⁠fanned ‌fears of inflation.

The ​Dow ​Jones Industrial ⁠Average rose 135.5 points, or ​0.26%, at the open ​to 52622.92. The S&P 500 rose 4.0 points, or ‌0.05%, at the open to ​7547.64, ​while ⁠the Nasdaq Composite dropped 31.4 points, or 0.12%, to ​26175.535 at the opening bell.