Stocks in a opening rally

U.S. markets push forward, led by techs, as lower oil and Bear Stearns moves help.

August 6 2007: 9:32 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- U.S. stocks rallied at the start of trading Monday as investors cheered a sharp drop in oil and a management change at Bear Stearns.

The Dow Jones industrial average gain 0.5 percent. The Nasdaq composite index rose 0.5 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up 0.5 percent.

Among stocks in the news Monday were Bear Stearns (Charts, Fortune 500), UnitedHealth Group (Charts, Fortune 500), Amazon.com (Charts, Fortune 500), Wal-Mart Stores (Charts, Fortune 500), Bon-Ton Stores (Charts) and Temple-Inland (Charts, Fortune 500). Top of page
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