Wall Street opens higher on M&A activity

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks opened slightly higher on Tuesday, putting the S&P 500 on track to extend its seven-week winning streak on increased mergers and acquisitions activity.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> was up 2.69 points, or 0.02 percent, at 13,984.45. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.spx> was up 3.02 points, or 0.20 percent, at 1,522.81. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.ixic> was up 5.50 points, or 0.17 percent, at 3,197.53.

(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Kenneth Barry)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/stock-index-futures-points-higher-open-115604654--finance.html

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