Wall Street opens higher

Wall Street stocks opened higher today, feeding on acquisition news and brushing off weak regional manufacturing data after last…

Wall Street stocks opened higher today, feeding on acquisition news and brushing off weak regional manufacturing data after last week's swings took the S&P 500 near a one-year low.

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 117.61 points, or 1.04 per cent, at 11,386.63. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 12.07 points, or 1.02 per cent, at 1,190.88.

The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 20.94 points, or 0.83 per cent, at 2,528.92.

Reuters