Stocks Open Higher Ahead of Busy Week of Economic Data

CONCLUDEDThe S&P 500 Loses Steam Ahead of Jobs ReportLast Updated: 8 hours agoStocks Open Higher Ahead of Busy Week of Economic DataByJacob SonenshineThe stock market opened higher Monday, as bond yields were stable and markets look ahead to key economic data.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.4%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose 0.3% and 0.6%, respectively.Helping is that the two-year Treasury yield was down a touch to just over 3.5%. It has settled around there since September, as the market sees economic data as cool enough for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.