Stocks found support from afternoon news reports that the U.S. and the EU are working toward a deal that would set a 15% tariff on most imports. Earlier, Bloomberg reported that the EU may hit U.S. goods with a 30% levy if no agreement is reached before an Aug. 1 deadline set by President Donald Trump.

Stock futures are higher Wednesday as investors welcome news that the U.S. reached a trade agreement with Japan and prepare for the release of quarterly results from major technology companies.

The successor to the first stock market index is getting up there with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite in all-time-high territory.

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq rose as the stock market reacted to the U.S.-Japan trade deal and digested more earnings reports. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit closing records.

All three major stock indexes remained higher in Wednesday's final hour of trading, with investors riding optimism over the potential for more trade deals and anticipating strong earnings results from Alphabet Inc.

Dow jumps on Trump’s Japan trade deal, boosting Caterpillar and Boeing. Traders eye EU talks, tech earnings, and Fed signals for the next market move.

Optimism spilled over to individual stocks, with 10 companies notable for their outperformance during the session.

Stock futures wavered between slight gains and losses Tuesday morning as investors reacted to quarterly results from a slew of major companies.

Shares of Amentum Holdings Inc. AMTM rallied 2.01% to $25.41 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.78% to 6,358.91 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 1.14% to 45,010.29. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.