Nasdaq jumps 1%, Dow climbs 370 as Wall Street shakes off a slow start to week

(Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay)

(Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay)

(CNBC) -- U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as investors digested another batch of corporate earnings and awaited key inflation data later this week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 372 points, or about 1.06%. The S&P 500 ticked up 0.8%, while the Nasdaq Composite added roughly 1.3%.

Corporate earnings were driving stock moves on Tuesday. Harley-Davidson jumped more than 15% after the company reported a surprise profit for the fourth quarter. Amgen and Chegg rose 7.8% and nearly 16%, respectively, following their quarterly updates.

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