Wall Street was up slightly in early trading Wednesday after the publication of figures better than expected on the labor market and several solid business results found.

The Dow Jones gained 0.09% to 10,646.37 points. The S & P 500 is broader, taking 0.19%, to 1122.58 points. The Nasdaq Composite advanced on his side of 0.31% to 2.2290,53 points.

According to the consulting firm ADP, the private sector in the United States has created 42,000 jobs in July, slightly more than expected.

The ADP survey is usually published two days before the official statistics of the U.S. labor market.For July, the markets expect about 65 000 job losses after non-farm the 125,000 announced for June, but on 90 000 creations in the private sector alone.

"The fact that the figures came out at a level higher than expected is a good sign.But should the growth in job creation in the private sector is accelerating, "said Michael O'Rourke, an analyst at BTIG LLC.

Before the publication of data ADP at 14:15 GMT, futures on Wall Street predicting a further decline started on Tuesday because of investor concerns about the pace of economic recovery in the United States.

The title Time Warner gained 1.97% to $ 33 after the announcement by the media group with a higher quarterly profit expectations and an upward revision of its forecast for the full year.

After the close Tuesday, Electronic Arts had also announced better than expected quarterly performance while confirming its annual estimates.The action of the video game publisher gained 4.64% to 16.93 dollars.

Pulte Group, the second American manufacturer of private houses, is also among the companies that issued quarterly results above consensus.The title advanced 2.73% to 8.66 dollars.

Barnes & Noble's share jumped from 22.3% to $ 15.70 after the first book chain in the United States announced Tuesday seeking a buyer.

As for the cuts, AOL fell by 2.60% to 20.57 dollars after announcing an unexpected quarterly loss and Pitney Bowes fell from 10.69% to 22.29 dollars after the group specializes in mail processing equipment , the main competitor of French Neopost has reported earnings below expectations.