US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens higher as focus shifts to Powell's testimony

US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens higher as focus shifts to Powell's testimony
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Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday, as Treasury yields retreated ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's testimony and jobs data this week that could offer fresh cues on the trajectory of interest rates.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 34.35 points, or 0.10%, at the open to 33,425.32.

The S&P 500 opened higher by 9.51 points, or 0.24%, at 4,055.15, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 47.86 points, or 0.41%, to 11,736.87 at the opening bell.

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