Market Snapshot: Nasdaq leads stocks to finish higher as upbeat tech earnings boost investors confidence

U.S. stock indexes are trading higher Wednesday, as investors await more quarterly earnings, with Tesla due to report after the market closes.

How are stock indexes trading

On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rose 754 points, or 2.43%, to 31827, the S&P 500 SPX increased 106 points, or 2.76%, to 3937, and the Nasdaq Composite COMP gained 353 points, or 3.11%, to 11713. Showing the breadth of gains, 491 components of the S&P 500 advanced.

What’s driving markets

Investors…