Oct 20 (Reuters) - Wall Street opened higher on Monday

as investors prepared for a wave of earnings from corporate

majors and a long-awaited inflation report, which could shake up

markets later in the week.

At 09:30 a.m., the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose

189.46 points, or 0.41%, to 46,381.17. The S&P 500 gained

38.71 points, or 0.58%, to 6,702.72, while the Nasdaq Composite

gained 180.31 points, or 0.80%, to 22,860.28.