Wall Street edges higher as US-Iran hostilities pause

US stock markets edged higher on Monday after the United States and Iran paused hostilities, lifting risk appetite ahead of a packed week of major earnings and the Federal Reserve interest rate decision. The Dow Jones rose 226.2 points (0.44 percent) to 52,173.42, the S&P 500 added 52.2 points (0.70 percent) to 7,464.2, and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 260.4 points (1.04 percent) to 25,236.185.