At 1:11 p.m. ET (17:11 GMT), the 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average had risen by 145 points, or 0.3%, the benchmark S&P 500 increased 0.4%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was up 0.4%.

U.S. stocks closed out a strong week on Friday, with the S&P 500 (SP500) reaching its 14th record close of the year at 6,388.64, buoyed by positive trade signals and upbeat corporate earnings. For the ...