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Hiring gain sends stocks higher in midday trading

In this Monday, June 30, 2014 photo, trader John Liotti, center, and specialist Donald Civitanova, right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stocks were mostly higher Wednesday, July 2, 2014, on improved U.S. and Chinese economic activity. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
In this Monday, June 30, 2014 photo, trader John Liotti, center, and specialist Donald Civitanova, right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stocks were mostly higher Wednesday, July 2, 2014, on improved U.S. and Chinese economic activity. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) In this Monday, June 30, 2014 photo, trader John Liotti, center, and specialist Donald Civitanova, right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stocks were mostly higher Wednesday, July 2, 2014, on improved U.S. and Chinese economic activity. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

By Associated Press 1 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks are edging higher in midday trading following news that business hiring surged in June.

The report comes a day after good news on manufacturing drove the market to another all-time high.

Constellation Brands, the owner of Corona and Negra Modelo beer, rose 3 percent after the company said its income soared in the latest quarter.

The Dow rose 12 points, or 0.1 percent, to 16,969 as of noon Eastern time Wednesday.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose a point to 1,974 and the Nasdaq rose four points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,462.