Netflix surged late on earnings. President Trump touted a "Stargate" AI investment plan by Oracle, OpenAI and SoftBank.

Wall Street interpreted President Donald Trump’s initial comments and actions on international trade as less severe than expected, leading to a rise in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Tuesday. At the time of writing,

Trump has promised dozens of executive orders on his first day, touching on everything from immigration to trade to delaying the implementation of the ban on social media site TikTok.

Things left unsaid during Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration speech and accompanying festivities Monday appeared set to give U.S. stocks a lift, while pulling down the dollar and U.S. Treasury yields.

S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq aren’t trading but futures were falling. Hang Seng, Nikkei, FTSE 100 and DAX were also rising.

"Trump starts with the advantage of the economy leaving 2024 with good momentum," T.S. Lombard economist Steven Blitz said. "December housing starts were strong, as was industrial production, and consumer spending remains resilient because jobs and income continue to grow."

Markets are poised to open with gains Tuesday, the first day of trading under the second administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 0.