US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Dow, S&P 500 muted at open as Fed meeting begins

March 16 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow saw a muted open on Tuesday as investors remained on the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting against the backdrop of rising borrowing costs.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 13.3 points, or 0.04%, at the open to 32966.75. The S&P 500 .SPX rose 4.7 points, or 0.12%, at the open to 3973.59​, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rose 63.5 points, or 0.47%, to 13523.173 at the opening bell.

(Reporting by Shashank Nayar in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)

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