The major stock indexes defended their gains Friday afternoon. Overall, the stock market today is rising in quiet trade on a strong September jobs report. The Dow Jones industrial average kept up a 1.3% gain, with JPMorgan (JPM) and Walt Disney (DIS) leading the index. The Nasdaq was also ahead 1.3% and the S&P 500 showed a 1.2% gain. Volume remained soft, down 25% on the Nasdaq and 17% lower on the NYSE.