Wall Street traded mixed on Monday as the weak dollar uplifted commodities.
The U.S. dollar fell against a basket of major currencies and boosted equity market by lifting commodity prices. Crude oil climbed above 73 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Chevron's stock rose 1.3 percent to 73.67 dollars while shares of Exxon were up 1.2 percent to 70.13 dollars.
Investors are closely watching a series of blue-chip earnings reports this week, beginning on Tuesday with Intel Corp and Johnson & Johnson.
And many big banks, from the worst hit sector during the recession, are scheduled to release earnings late this week. JPMorgan Chase reports on Wednesday, to be followed by Citigroup, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs.
Google rose 1.5 percent to 524.04 after several analysts raised their price targets on the shares ahead of its third-quarter results due on Thursday.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 20.86 points, or 0.21 percent, to 9,885.80. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 4.70 points, or 0.44 percent, to 1,076.19. The Nasdaq composite was down 0.14 point, or 0.01 percent, to 2,139.14.
The U.S. dollar fell against a basket of major currencies and boosted equity market by lifting commodity prices. Crude oil climbed above 73 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Chevron's stock rose 1.3 percent to 73.67 dollars while shares of Exxon were up 1.2 percent to 70.13 dollars.
Investors are closely watching a series of blue-chip earnings reports this week, beginning on Tuesday with Intel Corp and Johnson & Johnson.
And many big banks, from the worst hit sector during the recession, are scheduled to release earnings late this week. JPMorgan Chase reports on Wednesday, to be followed by Citigroup, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs.
Google rose 1.5 percent to 524.04 after several analysts raised their price targets on the shares ahead of its third-quarter results due on Thursday.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 20.86 points, or 0.21 percent, to 9,885.80. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 4.70 points, or 0.44 percent, to 1,076.19. The Nasdaq composite was down 0.14 point, or 0.01 percent, to 2,139.14.
