Stocks Yawn at Tax Deal, Earnings at Open

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 41.78 points, or 0.36%, to 11499.25, the Standard & Poor's 500 gained 7.64 points, or 0.62%, to 1242.87 and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 20.09 points, or 0.77%, to 2637.31. The FOX 50 picked up 5.38 points, or 0.61%, to 891.32.