But IBM results disappoint investors, as do those from Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. The Dow ends up 47. Oil tops $77.
Updated: 6:33 p.m. ET
Google (GOOG) shares were rallying strongly after hours after the company easily beat analyst estimates for third-quarter earnings.
But IBM (IBM) shares were off more than 3% after hours; results and guidance weren't as robust as investors had hoped for.
While IBM's share decline may also be a function of mere fatigue, Google boosted its cause in part because CEO Eric Schmidt repeated his belief that the worst of the recession is over, and Google is going to start investing in new technologies.
The tech giants' results came after a day that saw stocks meander before late buying, especially in energy shares, pushed the major indexes up modestly on the day.
Futures trading suggests the U.S. market will open higher on Friday.
The Dow Jones industrials ($INDU) moved up 47 points to 10,063, their second close above 10,000 in two days. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index ($INX) was up 5 points to 1,097. The Nasdaq Composite Index ($COMPX) was down for most of the day but finally rose to 2,173, a gain of 1 point
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