U.S. stocks moved modestly higher on Monday as investors were looking ahead to more strong corporate earnings and possible moves from the Federal Reserve to bolster the economy. Trading volume was extremely low as some investors were staying on sidelines because of the Columbus Day holiday, on which the bond market is closed. The Dow Jones industrial average stayed above the level of 11, 000, which it broke on Friday for the first time in five months after a bleak monthly jobs report, which added to hopes that the Fed will begin another round of quantitative easing to prop up the economy. Meanwhile, investors were also expecting more companies to report strong performance after the bellwether Alcoa posted better- than-expected results last Thursday, which officially kicked off a new earnings season. This week, chip maker Intel will release quarterly filings on Tuesday. J.P. Morgan Chase will report on Wednesday, Google on Thursday and General Electric on Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average added 14.11 points, or 0.13 percent, to 11,020.59. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 2.23 points, or 0.19 percent, to 1,167.38 and the Nasdaq was up 7.63 points, or 0.32 percent, to 2,409.54. 