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Post by bot on Mar 1, 2016 10:08:01 GMT -5
U.S. stocks open higher amid global stock rally
U.S. stocks opened higher Tuesday tracking a global stock rally as oil prices rose. The S&P 500 gained 10 points, or 0.5%, at 1,942. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 72 points, or 0.4%, to 16,586. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite began the day up 42 points, or 0.9%, to 4,599. Stocks closed out the month of February with the first monthly gain for the Dow since November, while the S&P and Nasdaq each posted three-straight monthly falls for the first time since 2011.
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