Wall St opens higher on hopes of likely debt-ceiling deal

(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes edged higher at the open on Monday on optimism over a likely deal to raise the U.S. debt limit as a deadline edged closer, while investors looked ahead to comments from Federal Reserve policymakers through the week.

The rose 20.59 points, or 0.06%, at the open to 33,321.21. The opened higher by 2.57 points, or 0.06%, at 4,126.65, while the gained 16.42 points, or 0.13%, to 12,301.17 at the opening bell.