Stocks sweep to record finish as investors cheer positive trade talk

U.S. stocks closed higher, with all three indexes touching new records, as investors took heart in suggestions of a thaw in trade negotiations with China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average












DJIA, +0.68%










closed about 190 points higher, or 0.7%. The S&P 500












SPX, +0.75%










closed about 23 points, 0.8%, higher. The Nasdaq












COMP, +1.32%










jumped about 113 points, 1.3%. A wave of corporate activity, including plans by LVMH to purchase iconic jeweler Tiffany & Co.,












TIF, +6.17%










also boosted spirits.