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U.S. stocks open modestly higher ahead of data on leading economic indicators

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U.S. stocks opened modestly higher Monday as investors await fresh economic data due out later this morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.1% soon after the opening bell, while the S&P 500 edged up 0.1% and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.2%, according to FactSet data, at last check. A reading on leading economic indicators is scheduled to be released at 10.am. Eastern time. Stocks ended sharply higher on Friday, but the Dow and S&P 500 still booked weekly losses while the Nasdaq notched a third straight week of gains.

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