US stocks open higher as busy week for earnings, data kicks off

(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Monday, as investors braced for a week packed with key economic data and earnings from some top companies, while U.S. trade policy developments remained in focus.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 58.2 points, or 0.15%, at the open to 40,171.74. The S&P 500 rose 4.0 points, or 0.07%, at the open to 5,529.22​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 8.0 points, or 0.05%, to 17,390.928 at the opening bell.