Wall Street opens higher on M&A flurry

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 105.5 points, or 0.6%, to 17,818.16

Reuters New York
Last Updated : Mar 30 2015 | 8:10 PM IST

U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday as four M&A deals in the biotech sector lifted market sentiment after the worst weekly decline for the S&P 500 in two months.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 105.5 points, or 0.6%, to 17,818.16, the S&P 500 gained 9.5 points, or 0.46%, to 2,070.52 and the Nasdaq Composite added 31.30 points, or 0.64%, to 4,922.52.

 

 

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First Published: Mar 30 2015 | 7:08 PM IST

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