Taking a look at your markets.<br />The Dow and S&P 500 rose on Tuesday, extending recent gains amid boosted optimism about the earnings season, while the Nasdaq was virtually flat.<br />If we pull the charts up...<br /> ...we can see the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 143 points, or zero-point-six percent, to 24,919.<br />The S&P 500 gained around ten points, or just over a third-of-a-percent, to 2,793.<br />The Nasdaq edged up three points to 7,759.<br /> In Korea.<br />Local shares closed higher Tuesday as investors scooped up bargains amid the eased concerns surrounding U.S.-China trade tensions.<br />The benchmark KOSPI moved up eight points, or some zero-point-four percent, to close at 2,294.<br />The KOSDAQ added five points, or zero-point-six percent, to 813. <br />
