U.S. Stocks Open Higher as NXP and Dell Rise More Than 2%

U.S. stocks opened higher Monday as NXP and Dell rose more than 2% each among five AI-linked shares, while Bitcoin and Ether fell in a later market check. At 9:31 a.m. ET (13:31 UTC), NXP and Dell had the largest advances among the five listed shares, gaining more than 2% apiece. Micron rose 1.45%, Cognex gained 1.44% and KLA added 1.26%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.44% at the same time, the S&P 500 gained 0.35% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.27%. The VIX fell 2.06%.