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US stocks ended the session higher on Monday as investors were buoyed by the biggest proposed merger of the year, though crises in Japan and the Middle East and North Africa assured continued market volatility.
The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 178.01 points or 1.5 per cent to 12,036.53. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 19.15 points or 1.5 per cent to 1,298.35. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 48.42 points or 1.83 per cent to 2,692.09.
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