{"id":45720,"date":"2013-07-08T11:44:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T11:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-hold-mild-gains\/45713\/"},"modified":"2024-08-25T18:09:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T18:09:16","slug":"stocks-hold-mild-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-hold-mild-gains\/45720\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks Hold Mild Gains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>U.S. equities held modest gains by mid-day trade on Monday, as lack of economic data or earnings results kept investors somewhat quite; however, European equities rallied amid reports that Greece will be offered next round of financial aid.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-45720\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->At last check, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\">Dow Jones<\/a> gained 0.52%; the NASDAQ Composite Index inched up 0.07% while the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/sp500\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&amp;P 500<\/a> Index added 0.49%.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=FB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: FB<\/a>) is all set to roll out its advanced search feature, Graph Search from Monday, according to technology blog, All Things D. The social networking giant introduced its beta version more than 6 months ago. The Company said that it was satisfied with the response and believe that the new feature is ready for masses. For the time being, this new feature will be only available on its website. The Company said that that it was working on the mobile version.<\/p>\n<p>The aluminum giant, Alcoa Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=AA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: AA<\/a>) is scheduled to report its fiscal second-quarter results, after the closing bell.<\/p>\n<p>Shares of Priceline.com Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=PCLN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: PCLN<\/a>) climbed about 2.70% by mid-day trade. The online travel manager\u2019s stock was upgraded to \u201coverweight\u201d from \u201cequal-weight\u201d by Morgan Stanley on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Shares of Intel Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=INTC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: INTC<\/a>) plunged about 3.40% by mid-day trade after Evercore Partners downgraded the stock to \u201cunderweight\u201d from \u201cequal weight\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in Europe, all leading benchmark indexes rallied on Monday. According to news reports, debt laden Greece is most likely to receive its next tranche of financial aid from international lenders. At last check, the pan European Stoxx 600 index climbed 1.63%, the FTSE 100 jumped 1.53% while DAX leaped 2.38%.<\/p>\n<p>Asian equities ended sharply lower. 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