April 1 (UPI) -- U.S. financial markets turned in a strong showing to start off the second quarter of the fiscal calendar Monday amid a positive outlook for a trade deal with China.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 329.74 points, or 1.27 percent at the end of trading, while the S&P 500 rose 1.16 percent and the Nasdaq composite increased by 1.29 percent ahead of meetings between U.S. and Chinese officials in Washington, D.C., this week to settle a trade war.