US stocks climb amid merger activity

Successful elections in Iraq and a bevy of merger and acquisition deals pushed US stocks higher today in moderately heavy trading, with beaten-down tech stocks enjoying the largest gains.

US stocks climb amid merger activity

Successful elections in Iraq and a bevy of merger and acquisition deals pushed US stocks higher today in moderately heavy trading, with beaten-down tech stocks enjoying the largest gains.

The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 62.74, or 0.6%, to 10,489.94.

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