U.S. stocks opened higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.16%, the S&P 500 rising 0.15% and the Nasdaq advancing 0.35%. The VIX volatility index also gained 0.31%. AI-related shares broadly outperformed: Accenture rose 19.85%, EPAM climbed 9.27%, Synopsys gained 7.67%, IBM increased 5.08% and ServiceNow advanced 4.32%. MSX data showed the moves, while the platform is described as a leading RWA (real-world assets represented on blockchain) trading venue with hundreds of RWA tokens listed cumulatively, including tokens linked to Nvidia, GOOGL, MSFT, AMZN, META, TSM and AMD, as well as ETF products.