The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Tuesday closed up +0.55%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.25%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.66%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25) are up +0.54%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM25) are up +0.64%.
Stock indexes on Tuesday settled higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 climbing to 3 1/2-month highs and the Dow Jones Industrials posting a 3-month high. Signs of progress in the US-China trade talks pushed stock prices higher on Tuesday. Stocks raced to their highs Tuesday afternoon on comments from Commerce Secretary Lutnick, who said that the trade negotiations went "really, really well" and will continue on Wednesday if necessary.
