A trader looks at the ticker board at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). /Yonhap News

The New York stock market opened with a surge on the 23rd (local time).

As of 9:32 a.m. on that day, the Nasdaq index recorded 20,918.85, up 26.16 points (0.13%) from the previous day on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). At the same time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 237.59 points (0.53%) to 44,740.03, while the Standard and Poor's (S&P) 500 index traded at 6,332.39, up 22.77 points (0.36%).

However, the rate of increase seems to be diminishing as time goes on. As of 10:17 a.m. that day, the Nasdaq index was trading at 20,903.82. Also, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 44,676.92, and the S&P 500 index recorded 6,324.51.

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