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.
