Stocks close higher, Alcoa kicks off Q4 reporting with positive report NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. markets rose Wednesday following a strong fourth quarter report earnings from corporate bellwether Alcoa. By close of trading on Wall Street Wednesday, the Dow Jones industrial average added 61.66 points, or 0.46 percent, to 13,390.51. The Nasdaq composite gained 14 points, or 0.45 percent, to 3,105.81. The Standard and Poor's 500 added 3.87 points, or 0.27 percent, to 1,461.02. On the New York Stock Exchange, 2,050 stocks advanced and 962 declined on a volume of 3.6 billion shares traded. The 10-year treasury note rose 2/32 to yield 1.863 percent. Against the dollar, the euro fell to $1.3058 from Tuesday's $1.3081. The dollar was higher at 88.04 yen from 87.04 yen.