By The Associated Press The Associated Press – 1 hr 34 mins ago
Investors waiting for earnings reports to start rolling in held to modest moves after a two-day spike in stocks. Stocks ended narrowly mixed Wednesday as financial and energy stocks rose, while industrial, material and technology stocks fell. With little economic news to shape sentiment, investors are looking to earnings reports from the July-September quarter for clues about the economy. Aluminum maker Alcoa Inc. was the first of the 30 companies that make up the Dow Jones industrial average to report results after the end of trading. The company's revenue and earnings topped expectations.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 5.67, or 0.1 percent, to 9,725.58.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 2.86, or 0.3 percent, to 1,057.58.

The Nasdaq composite index rose 6.76, or 0.3 percent, to 2,110.33.

For the week:

The Dow is up 237.91, or 2.5 percent.

The S&P is up 32.37, or 3.2 percent.

The Nasdaq is up 62.22, or 3.0 percent.

For the year:

The Dow is up 949.19, or 10.8 percent.

The S&P is up 154.33, or 17.1 percent.

The Nasdaq is up 533.30, or 33.8 percent.

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