Dow tops 11,000 in early trading

Posted April 12, 2010 at 9:06 a.m.

Associated Press | Stocks are slightly higher with the Dow Jones
industrial average rising above 11,000 again after concerns about
Greece’s debt problems eased further over the weekend.

In early morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average is up 10.28,
or 0.1 percent, at 11,007.63. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index is up
1.78, or 0.2 percent, at 1,196.15, while the Nasdaq composite index is
up 2.28, or 0.1 percent, at 2,456.33.


Investors looking for signs of domestic growth will get plenty of data
to sort through this week, including the start of earnings season.
Alcoa kicks off earnings season when it reports results after the
market closes Monday.

Over the weekend, European leaders agreed to make loans available to Greece to help the country ease its debt burden.

 

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