New York, July 13 (BridgeNews) - U.S. stocks ended higher as positive momentum carried over from Thursday's session. Still, trade was somewhat subdued, with many investors sitting on the sidelines before the earnings floodgates open next week. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 60 points, or 0.57%, to 10,539 and the Nasdaq Composite index was up 9 points, or 0.43%, to 2084. The S&P 500 was up 7 points, or 0.62%, to 1215.