to begin; to start; to set in motion; to initiate (an action, term, or schedule)

(of stock prices or market indices) currently higher than the previous day's closing price, traditionally indicated on screens with red numbers; often used to describe a market opening higher

to set up; to found; to open (a business, shop, or account)

the first day of business or stock trading in the New Year (either Solar or Lunar), or at the beginning of a new business period