Stock indexes built on early winnings in afternoon action and finished on a high note Wednesday amid news of a U.S.-Japan trade deal and progress in talks with the European Union. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence chip behemoth NvidiaNVDA rose on the stock market today ahead of two earnings reports from Magnificent Seven companies.

US stocks climbed on Wednesday after the US struck a trade deal with Japan, lifting hopes for further tariff pacts as Wall Street prepared for Tesla (TSLA) and Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) earnings after the bell.

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