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The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished above the 11,000-mark for the second day in a row after trading near the line for much of the day.

The Dow went higher by 13 points, or 0.1%, to 11,019. The S&P 500 added a point at 1197, whilethe Nasdaq went ahead by 8 points, or 0.3%, at 2466.

After the close, Intel said it earned 43 cents a share on $10.3 billion in revenue during the first quarter. The chip maker handily beat Wall Street projections from Thomson Reuters calling for a profit of 38 cents a share and a top line of $9.81 billion. Intel offered promising second-quarter guidance in its assessment, both in sales and margins, pushing shares over 3% higher in extended hours trading.

Alcoa(AA) kicked off earnings season late Monday with first-quarter earnings that met analysts’ estimates but with sales that fell short. The stock traded 1.6% lower to finish at $14.34.

Greece saw strong demand for its short-term debt auction, the first offering since eurozone ministers pledged 30 billion euros in aid to the country. Greece sold 1.56 billion euros ($2.12 billion) of short-term bills in an overbought auction.

Overseas, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.2%, and Japan’s Nikkei lost 0.8%. The FTSE in London and the DAX in Frankfurt each fell 0.3%.

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The 30 stocks reported as a part of the dow jones industrial average