U.S. stocks opened modestly higher on June 17, with the Dow Jones up 0.04%, the S&P 500 gaining 0.14% and the Nasdaq leading with a 0.66% rise. AI-related shares broadly advanced in early trading, including Astera Labs, Teradyne, ASML, Marvell and Arm, while crypto-linked equities lagged the broader move, with Coinbase down 1.51% and Robinhood off 0.25%. The VIX, a gauge of expected market volatility, was also lower earlier in the session, according to market data cited by the sources.