Article: Wall Street enjoys rally

NEW YORK -- Wall Street edged higher in an erratic session Monday as investors were reassured by a drop in Treasury bond yields yet still remained cautious as second-quarter earnings season kicks off this week.

Investors were looking to corporate earnings to help give the market some direction in the coming weeks. Reports had their unofficial start after the closing bell when aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. released results that matched analysts' projections.

In the meantime, Wall Street found some solace as the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note dipped to 5.16 percent from 5.18 percent on Friday.

The Dow Jones industrials rose 38.29, or 0.28 percent, to 13,649.97. The blue chip ...

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