U.S. stocks rose Tuesday after more companies said they made bigger profits at the end of last year than analysts expected and as Treasury yields eased. The S&P 500 climbed 0.9%, while many markets around the world took only tentative steps following Donald Trump’s return to the White House on Monday.

At the closing bell on the first trading day of the second Trump administration, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.2% to 44,025. The broad-based S&P 500 was up 0.9% to 6,049. And the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 0.6% to 19,756.

Investors are appraising Trump policies' likely impact on stocks on the last trading day before the inauguration.

The stock market's premium valuation may be the biggest headwind standing in the way of Donald Trump overseeing another bull market run. There's a crystal-clear correlation between time and wealth creation on Wall Street.

US stocks ticked higher but currencies swung a day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, as investors weighed further tariff threats from the new president against an absence of day one actions. The S&P 500 was up 0.

Markets are pointing higher on the first day of trading under the second administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.