Major U.S. stock-indexes eked out gains on Monday as Bank of America's better-than-expected profit boosted optimism about the U.S. quarterly earnings season, but not by enough to send the Dow and the S&P 500 to fresh highs.

Dow stocks mixed (15 vs 15). Top looser - Caterpillar Inc. (CAT, -1,43%). Top gainer - The Home Depot, Inc. (HD, +1,15%).

S&P sectors also mixed. Top looser - Industrial Goods (-0,2%). Top gainer - Technology (+0,7%).

At the moment:

Dow 18440.00 +23.00 +0.12%

S&P 500 2158.50 +5.75 +0.27%

Nasdaq 100 4611.50 +32.25 +0.70%

Oil 45.93 -0.72 -1.54%

Gold 1328.50 +1.10 +0.08%

U.S. 10yr 1.58 -0.0