Markets

12:30 pm ET Dec 11, 2006

DJIA

12,319

+12.41

S&P

1,412

+2.69

NASDAQ

2,447

+10.02

10Yr

4.53%

-0.022

U.S. stocks higher on merger news

NEW YORK
U.S. stocks were higher midday on Monday after the weekend brought
another flurry of merger news, although caution was capping gains one
day ahead of a Federal Reserve decision on interest rates.