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Empresas y finanzas

Wall St opens higher after CIT deal


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Monday, extending gains following Wall Street's best week in 4 months, after CIT Group Inc clinched a deal that could help avoid bankruptcy, removing some uncertainty as the financial sector recovers from a deep crisis.

    The Dow Jones industrial average was up 54.03 points, or 0.62 percent, at 8,797.97. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 5.54 points, or 0.59 percent, at 945.92. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 7.14 points, or 0.38 percent, at 1,893.75.

    (Reporting by Edward Krudy; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)