Stocks mostly rose on Monday as investors awaited more corporate earnings reports. Dow futures gained 0.2 percent and S&P 500 futures edged 0.1 percent higher, auguring an upbeat start for the week on Wall Street. EARNINGS WATCH: Earnings results from a little more than half of the companies in the S&P 500 have been published and most have been encouraging. ANALYST COMMENT: "With 57 percent of the companies on the comprehensive S&P 500 index reported so far, it is unavoidable for us to discuss earnings performances. ASIA'S DAY: Japan's Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.2 percent to 19,925.18 and the Kospi in South Korea was flat at 2,402.71.

Source: ABC News July 31, 2017 06:05 UTC