Wall Street opens higher after $110 bn arms deal between US, Saudi Arabia
Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 74.81 points, or 0.36%
 "Wall Street opens higher after $110 bn arms deal between US, Saudi Arabia")
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Wall Street opened higher on Monday as oil prices climbed and defense stocks rose following a $110 billion arms deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 74.81 points, or 0.36 per cent, to 20,879.65.
The S&P 500 gained 6.99 points, or 0.29 percent, to 2,388.72.
The Nasdaq Composite added 17.51 points, or 0.29 per cent, to 6,101.21.
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First Published: May 22 2017 | 7:51 PM IST