 Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris. Stocks closed modestly higher today as the third quarter gets underway. The Dow is up 50 points. The Nasdaq rose 146 points. Standard & Poor's 500 gained 14 points. You're listening to NPR. Support for NPR and the Tiny Desk Contest comes from Capital One, offering their premium travel card, VentureX. Capital One is proud to support NPR Music and the Tiny Desk Contest.