Sept 21 (Reuters) – Gains in AI stocks boosted the main US stock indexes on Monday, as Treasury yields retreated and crude prices tumbled more than 2% to hit an 11-day low on indications of progress in Middle East negotiations.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 254.1 points, or 0.49%, at the open to 51936.76. The S&P 500 rose 42.3 points, or 0.55%, at the open to 7692.83, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 200.6 points, or 0.76%, to 26723.194 at the opening bell.
(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai)
