Stocks Started Higher After September Jobs Data

U.S. stocks started higher on Tuesday after the government’s delayed release of the September nonfarm-
payrolls report. The Dow industrials lately gained 34.45 points, or 0.22%, to 15,426.65. The S&P 500
index rose 6.36 points, or 0.36%, to 1,751.02. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 20.26 points, or 0.52%, to
3,940.31.

American employers added 148,000 jobs in September, according to a delayed report released Tuesday by the
Labor Department. The pace of growth was somewhat slower than what economists had been expecting. The
unemployment rate ticked down to 7.2 percent from 7.3 percent the previous month.

United Technologies Corp (UTX) on Tuesday said its quarterly net profit increased slightly, helped by gains
across most of its segments. Its third-quarter net income rose to $1.43 billion, or $1.57 per share, from $1.42 billion, or $1.56 per share, a year earlier, including discontinued operations.

Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT ) reported its third-quarter profit rose to $873 million, or $2.66 a share, from
$727 million, or $2.21 a share, a year earlier. Earnings per share from continuing operations totaled $2.57,
compared to $2.21 a year earlier. Revenue fell to $11.3 billion, from $11.9 billion a year earlier, the
aerospace and defense company said Tuesday.