Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow closing at their highest levels in more than a month as investors assessed Donald Trump's first actions as U.S. president and were encouraged that he did not start his second term with blanket tariff increases.

U.S. stocks rose after more companies said they made bigger profits at the end of last year than analysts expected and as Treasury yields eased.

US stocks started higher after Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday and seemed to soften his stance on tariffs.

U.S. stock indexes are drifting higher following a mostly encouraging batch of profit reports from big companies