Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 20, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

(Reuters) -Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday, buoyed by expectations of an imminent Federal Reserve interest rate cut in December, while investors were also combing for fresh data to gauge the central bank's next move.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 106.5 points, or 0.23%, at the open to 46,351.93. The S&P 500 rose 33.6 points, or 0.51%, at the open to 6,636.54, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 209.1 points, or 0.94%, to 22,482.156 at the opening bell.

(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)