US close: Stocks higher as traders thumb over Q1 earnings
At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.69% at 38,503.69, while the S&P 500 advanced 1.20% to 5,070.55, and the Nasdaq Composite saw out the session 1.59% firmer at 15,696.64. The Dow closed 263.71 points higher on Tuesday, extending …