That's the end of regulation. Bonco Bredesco ringing the closing ballot the New York Stock Exchange.

Quartz C Acquisition Corporation doing the honors of the NASDAQ. Well, stocks closing in the green again.

As the president announces a trade deal framework with the U.K. and signals optimism around China ahead of high-level talks with Beijing this weekend.

That is the scorecard on Wall Street, but the action is just getting started.

Welcome to Closing Bell Overtime. I'm Morgan Brennan. John Ford is off today.

We've got a big show coming your way this hour, really big, including a first on CNBC interview

with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik following today's

Oval Office trade announcement.

Plus, a number of key earnings are crossing this hour, including Coinbase, Expedia, Affirm,

Pinterest, and Lyft.

We will bring you the numbers and an exclusive interview with the CFO of Coinbase ahead

of her call with Wall Street. But let's get straight

to today's market action. Joining us now as Capital Area Planning Group managing partner Malcolm

Etheridge and CNBC Senior Markets Commentator Mike Santoli. Great to have you both here on another

update for the major averages. Malcolm, I will start with you. Trade talk optimism abounds here. Is this what is

driving the market? And if so, does this rebound have legs? Yeah, so I think it shows just how

much of an appetite there is out there for some sort of positive news on trade investors will

take whatever we can get. This announcement obviously is not the biggie that we've all

been waiting for. Everything revolves around China and when we will reach in accord with China.

But I guess because it shows that other countries are willing to come to the table, they are

willing to come to Pennsylvania Avenue to have this conference directly with this president.

The market is seeing that is optimism.

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