US markets rose on Monday, helping the Dow post its fifth straight monthly gain, on hopes that possible fallout from Dubai's debt woes will be contained.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 35 points to end at 10,344. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up six points at 2,144.60.

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Sterlite and ICICI Bank added 2% each at $18.36 and $37.2, respectively.

Genpact on the other hand slipped 3.5% to $12.98. Wipro and Patni Computers slipped 1.5% each at $20 and $19.17, respectively.

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