New York - Wall Street stocks rose early on Monday following a stream of merger announcements, including a $16.7bn acquisition in the semiconductor sector.
About 30 minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 18 220.03, up 87.33 points (0.48%).
The broad-based S&P 500 gained 5.74 (0.27%) at 2 110.24, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 28.65 (0.58%) to 4 992.18.