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Acquisitions lift stocks as oil hike eyed


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose at the open on Monday as a batch of proposed acquisitions outweighed another spike in oil prices as unrest in the Middle East and North Africa continues.

    The Dow Jones industrial average gained 33.07 points, or 0.27 percent, to 12,202.95. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 4.60 points, or 0.35 percent, to 1,325.75. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 9.33 points, or 0.34 percent, to 2,794.00.