Summary Stock market was up in early trading as it builds on gains from last week's encouraging jobs report.
NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market is up in early trading as it builds on gains from last week s encouraging jobs report.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 76 points at 15,212 shortly after the market opened. The Standard & Poor s 500 climbed seven points to 1,639. The Nasdaq was up 13 points to 3,492.
Stock indexes ended last week with a surge after the government reported that the economy added a stronger-than-expected 195,000 jobs in June.
This week, Wall Street turns its attention to the start of earnings season. Alcoa announces second-quarter results after the market closes Monday. Corporate America s profit growth is expected to slow from a year ago.
Dell rose 2.3 percent in early, a day after Carl Icahn reiterated the benefits of his proposal for the company.
