NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks rose early Monday, opening a week of extensive economic data releases on an upswing as a difficult September nears its conclusion.

About 30 minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.3 percent to 27,521.79.

The broad based S&P 500 gained 1.2 percent to 3,337.45, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 1.2 percent to 11,040.29.

This week's economic calendar includes reports on US manufacturing and consumer confidence and culminates with the September employment report.