NEW YORK, BEIJING - U.S. stocks rose at the open on Monday on rising hopes that the United States and China would end their trade dispute as early as this month.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 95.87 points, or 0.37 percent, at the open to 26,122.19. The S&P 500 opened higher by 10.68 points, or 0.38 percent, at 2,814.37. The Nasdaq Composite gained 41.27 points, or 0.54 percent, to 7,636.62 at the opening bell.