MW: U.S. stocks up, with earnings from Dow paving rise
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks on Thursday turned mostly higher, with quarterly results from insurer Travelers Cos. (TRV 51.03, +3.01, +6.27%) boosting investor sentiment and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU 9,998, +48.14, +0.48%) . The Dow was lately up 54.18 points at 10,003.54. The S&P 500 Index (SPX 1,082, +0.19, +0.02%) held a fractional gain at 1,081.80, while the Nasdaq Composite was down 9.98 points at 2,140.75.
