According to Reuters, US stocks rose on the backs of bank, industrial and energy shares.<br />Despite continued trade tension between the US and China, investors were getting ahead of the second quarterly earnings season, leading to a strong day of gains on Wall Street.<br />The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 314-points, with the S&P 500 gaining 21-points, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 50-points.<br />Caterpillar spiked by almost 4-percent on the day, providing the biggest boost to the Dow Jones. <br />
