Led by the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the U.S. stock market traded sharply higher on Tuesday after a fresh batch of earnings surprised to the upside, underscoring another solid quarter for corporate America.
DOW RECORDS STRONG GAINS
All of Wall Street’s major indexes booked solid gains through the morning session, mirroring a strong pre-market for U.S. stock futures. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 174 points, or 0.7%, to 25,413.73. The blue-chip index is on track for its highest settlement in two months. DowDuPont (DWDP), Intel Corp (INTC), and Apple Inc. (AAPL) were the Dow’s best performers,…