U.S. stocks rise as tech, bank stocks gain

Investors are also assessing quarterly earnings report, while seeking more clarity on President Donald Trump's economic policies. "We are now in a phase where the policies need to come to fruition to justify the move we have seen in the post-election period," said Bill Northey, chief investment officer at Private Client Group of U.S. Bank. Profits of S&P 500 companies are estimated to have risen 6.6 percent in the latest quarter - marking the strongest growth in three years, according to Tho