The top three U.S. stock exchanges are expected to open with marginal increases on Monday ahead of a jam-packed week of second-quarter earnings and amid continued investor optimism that the Federal Reserve is poised to lower interest rates, though potentially less than previously thought.

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This week, ten companies listed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, including Boeing, Coca-Cola and Caterpillar, report financial results through June. Also on the earnings docket is Facebook, Google-parent company Alphabet and Tesla.

So far this reporting cycle, 79 percent of S&P 500 companies exceed earnings expectations, according to FactSet.

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