Wall Street opens higher as oil prices rise

WASHINGTON: US stocks opened higher on Monday as energy shares gained on the back of surging oil prices and Starbucks got a boost from its partnership with Nestle.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 55.15 points, or 0.23 percent, at the open to 24,317.66. The S&P 500 opened higher by 5.94 points, or 0.22 percent, at 2,669.36. The Nasdaq Composite gained 32.20 points, or 0.45 percent, to 7,241.82 at the opening bell.