Stocks Gain After Major Companies Beat Wall Street Expectations

Makers of everything from Post-it Notes to jet engines to business software clued in Wall Street Tuesday on their 2023 outlooks. Markets were cautiously optimistic.

The three major stock indexes opened in the green and didn’t look back. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged higher 0.6%, or 205 points. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 0.9%.