NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
9:35 a.m.
Stocks are rising broadly in early trading on Wall Street after several companies reported solid results.
Chemicals maker DowDuPont surged 7 percent Thursday after its third-quarter profit surpassed analyst estimates.
Health insurer Cigna also jumped 3.4 percent in the early going after its own results came in ahead of forecasts.
The market is coming off its worst monthly performance in seven years after an October swoon erased much of the year's gains.
The S&P 500 index rose 13 points, or 0.5 percent to 2,725.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 151 points, or 0.6 percent, to 25,268. The Nasdaq composite rose 44 points, or 0.6 percent, to 7,350.
Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.17 percent.
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