Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund (JPC) CORRESP Correspondence with SEC

March 6, 2017

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Investment Management

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:	Nuveen Preferred Income Opportunities Fund
	Registration Statement on FormN-14 8C
	(File No.333-215072)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned hereby request that the effective date forPre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on FormN-14 8C referenced above be accelerated so that it will become effective as of March 6, 2017, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

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		Sincerely,
NUVEEN PREFERRED INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND			NUVEEN SECURITIES, LLC
By:	/s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman		By:	/s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman
Name:	Gifford R. Zimmerman		Name:	Gifford R. Zimmerman
Title:	Vice President and Secretary		Title:	Managing Director