Wall St rises at open after M&A news
This, despite weak industrial orders data
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A Wall Street sign is pictured in the rain outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York.
US stocks opened higher on Wednesday despite weak industrial orders data, after a merger agreement between Kraft Foods and Heinz Co.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 20.72 points, or 0.12 percent, to 18,031.86, the S&P 500 gained 3.99 points, or 0.19 percent, to 2,095.49 and the Nasdaq Composite added 11.12 points, or 0.22 percent, to 5,005.85.
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First Published: Mar 25 2015 | 7:07 PM IST