Sept 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Monday, helped by
gains in Apple, Microsoft and Merck & Co as investors set aside
worries about the U.S.-China trade war.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 95.9 points, or
0.36%, to 26,916.15, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 14.89 points, or
0.50%, to 2,976.68 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 59.71
points, or 0.75%, to 7,999.34.