US stocks open holiday week on upbeat note

Wall Street opened the holiday-shortened week on an upbeat note on Monday, as investors awaited a pair of economic data releases as well as monthly car sales.About 10 minutes into trading on the day before the July 4 holiday, the Dow Jones Industrial average jumped nearly 0.6 percent to 21,467.77, while the broad-based S&P 500 was up 0.5 percent to 2,435.96."It's shaping up to be a firecracker start for the equity market on this first -- and abbreviated -- trading day of July," Briefing.com