Golden Finance reports that U.S. stock markets opened with the Dow Jones up 0.51%, the S&P 500 index up 1.02%, and the Nasdaq up 2%, driven by easing trade tensions and better-than-expected earnings from tech stocks. Microsoft (MSFT.O) rose 10%, Meta Platforms (META.O) rose 7.25%, both exceeding expectations in Q1 results. Furthermore, cryptocurrency stocks generally rose, including: MicroStrategy (MSTR) up 2.96%, Coinbase (COIN) up 2.41%, MARA Holdings (MARA) up 4.34%, and Riot Platforms (RIOT) up 5.09%.