Wall St rises as chipmakers rally, Fed bolsters rate cut bets

(Reuters) - The tech-laden Nasdaq led Wall Street higher on Thursday as chip stocks rallied following Micron Technology's upbeat forecast, while investors took comfort in the Federal Reserve sticking to its three-rate-cut view for this year.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 148.90 points, or 0.38%, at the open to 39,661.03. The S&P 500 opened higher by 28.81 points, or 0.55%, at 5,253.43, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 147.83 points, or 0.90%, to 16,517.24 at the opening bell.

(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)