Wall Street advances on hopes of government reopening

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday, with risk sentiment aided by signs of progress in Washington to end a record US government shutdown that has stalled economic data releases and intensified concerns over the state of the economy.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 108.0 points, or 0.23 percent, at the open to 47,095.06. The S&P 500 rose 56.6 points, or 0.84 percent, at the open to 6,785.36​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 350.3 points, or 1.52 percent, to 23,354.853 at the opening bell.

Reuters