Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher early Monday as investors shrugged off possible rate hike.
The DJI was up 0.40% at 10:00 ET as the S&P 500 gained 0.41%.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite put on 0.24%.
Investors opted to focus on firm July consumer spending figures.
The dollar was higher on rate hike bets pushing oil sharply lower.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to below 1.6%.