Wall Street ends higher on M&A, Caterpillar (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) ? Stocks ended higher on Monday as merger activity and strong earnings from Caterpillar boosted investor sentiment and kept the three-week rally intact.

Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) was up 105.73 points, or 0.90 percent, at 11,914.52. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (.SPX) was up 15.96 points, or 1.29 percent, at 1,254.21. The Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) was up 61.53 points, or 2.33 percent, at 2,698.99.

(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Kenneth Barry)

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