The appearance of traders working at the New York Stock Exchange./Courtesy of Yonhap News

The New York Stock Exchange in the United States started higher on the 28th (local time).

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was trading at 40,396.48, up 282.98 points (0.71%) from the previous session as of 10:02 a.m.

The Standard and Poor's (S&P) 500 index was trading at 5,544.11, up 18.90 points (0.34%) from the previous session. Additionally, the Nasdaq Composite Index was trading at 17,400.59, up 17.65 points (0.15%).